2002 International Rules Series
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The 2002 International Rules Series was the ninth annual International Rules Series and the fifth time a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998.
Event | International Rules Series | ||||||
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Australia win series 107–100 on aggregate | |||||||
First test | |||||||
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Date | 13 October 2002 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, County Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Brian White (Ireland) Scott McLaren (Australia) | ||||||
Attendance | 44,221 | ||||||
Second test | |||||||
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Date | 20 October 2002 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin, County Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Brian White (Ireland) Scott McLaren (Australia) | ||||||
Attendance | 71,544 | ||||||
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The series was won by Australia, who recorded their second win in the series following a seven-point win in the first test and a draw in the second test, finishing with a superior aggregate margin of 107–100 points. This marked just the second time in the history of the series that a match had finished in a draw, whilst the attendance at Dublin's Croke Park for the second test was the highest in the history of the series at that stage.