2013 International Rules Series
| Event | International Rules Series | ||||||
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| 173–72 on aggregate, Ireland win series 2–0 | |||||||
| First test | |||||||
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| Date | 19 October 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Breffni Park, Cavan, County Cavan | ||||||
| Referee |
Maurice Deegan (Ire) Matt Stevic (Aus) |
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| Attendance | 17,657 (32,000 capacity) | ||||||
| Second test | |||||||
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| Date | 26 October 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, County Dublin | ||||||
| Referee |
Maurice Deegan (Ire) Matt Stevic (Aus) |
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| Attendance | 28,525 (82,300 capacity) | ||||||
The 2013 International Rules Series (officially the 2013 Irish Daily Mail International Rules Series) was the 17th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. Ireland entered the 2013 series as defending champions, whilst Australia were, for the first time in the series, represented by an exclusively Indigenous team, known as the Indigenous All Stars.
The series was played over two test matches, with Ireland winning both test matches to take the series 2–0 and achieve a record aggregate win of 173–72 points. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) announced the schedule for the series in February 2013, with Breffni Park in Cavan chosen for the first test match and Croke Park in Dublin chosen to host the second test match. It marked just the second time that an international rules match was played in Cavan, or for that matter at a venue situated in the jurisdiction of the Ulster GAA council, with a women's international rules game previously held at Breffni Park in October 2006.
The GAA announced as part of their management team selection in March 2013 that the Irish Daily Mail newspaper would return as Irish team and series sponsor whilst Irish language TV network TG4 would again be the official broadcaster of the series in Ireland. In making the announcement, GAA President Liam O'Neill stated that “TG4 [and the Irish Daily Mail] are...valued long term partners of the GAA and we are looking forward to working with them to bring the games to the widest audience possible.” As part of their live coverage of the two test matches, TG4 announced they would also provide replays of previous international rules matches in September and October for Irish audiences.
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