1999 International Rules Series

1999 International Rules Series

Event	International Rules Series
Australia Ireland 114 122
Ireland win series 122-114 on aggregate
First test
Australia Ireland 62 70
Date	8 October 1999
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Referee	Andrew Coates (Australia) Mick Curley (Ireland)
Attendance	64,326
Second test
Ireland Australia 52 52
Date	15 October 1999
Venue	Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Referee	Andrew Coates (Australia) Mick Curley (Ireland)
Attendance	45,187
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The 1999 International Rules Series was the sixth annual International Rules Series and the second time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998.

The 1999 series was played in Australia with a two-test series used to decide the winner. The first test was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the second test was played at Football Park in Adelaide. The 1999 Series was historic for the fact that a then record crowd of 64,326 turned up at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first test followed by a strong 45,187 fans at the second test in Adelaide. The two combined crowds equalled to 109,513, smashing the opening record at the previous year's series in Ireland.

The second test of the 1999 series in Adelaide finished as a draw, the first time such a result occurred in an international rules series.