| Event | International Rules Series | ||||||
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| Australia win series 101-94 on aggregate | |||||||
| First test | |||||||
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| Date | 24 October 2003 | ||||||
| Venue | Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia | ||||||
| Referee | Stephen McBurney (Aus) Brian White (Ire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,228 | ||||||
| Second test | |||||||
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| Date | 31 October 2003 | ||||||
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||
| Referee | Stephen McBurney (Aus) Brian White (Ire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,235 | ||||||
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The 2003 International Rules Series was the 10th annual International Rules Series and the sixth time a test series of international rules football has been played between Australia and Ireland since the series resumed in 1998.
Despite both teams each winning a match, the series was won by Australia on an aggregate score line of 101−94 points. In doing so, the Australians recorded their third series win in the two-test format, their first consecutive series win following their seven-point aggregate win in 2002 and their first ever series victory on home soil. The series was regarded as a commercial success, generating popular media interest and a sell-out crowd for the first test at Perth's Subiaco Oval.