IRELAND series victories are usually greeted with more fanfare but sadly their excellence has to share the billing with just how wretched their opponents were.

FEW International Rules tests have broken more records than this latest offering but the future of the series is again up for question after a decidedly one-sided match.

SIX years after Australian captain Chris Johnson and Co. dragged the International Rules series into the mire there, Ireland return to the stadium previously known as the Telstra Dome.

AUSTRALIA coach Rodney Eade has clarified his remarks about Gaelicfootball not having evolved incomparison to Australian Rules.