Bouts of football breaking out between fights

IT was not so much the Rumble in the Jungle as the Choker at the Croker.

Australia and Ireland once more came together to try and squeeze the life out of the International Rules Series with a display of nastiness last seen when the Black and Tans were in town.

With bouts of football breaking out between fights and melees, seven players were yellow carded in the opening quarter with Australian new boy Chance Bateman and Kerry’s Paul Galvin punished before the ball was thrown in.