Ireland win game, but Aussies win overall

Ireland won the game, but Australia scored their first International Rules Series win on home soil.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2003 - 14:28

Ireland won the game, but Australia scored their first International Rules Series win on home soil.

A 60-000-strong crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground witnessed a thrilling spectacle as the Irish just failed to overhaul a 10 points deficit from the first Test in Perth.

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