International Rules

This is the Landing Page for the eirball.international Archive All-Time Results of International Rules (Compromise Rules Football, Hurling-Shinty, Handball-Pelota, Rounders-Baseball and Rounders-Softball, Hurlacrosse and Poc Fada Golf. The eirball.international Archive is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives

International Rules, also known as Compromise Rules is a term for a number of related sports combining the rules of GAA sports with similar sports from around the World. There is International Rules Football, played between Ireland and Australia, Hurling-Shinty, played between Ireland and Scotland, Handball-Pelota, which is Ireland v Basque Country, as well as Rounders-Baseball and Rounders-Softball (Irish teams v American, Canadian and Britsh teams), Hurlacrosse (Hurling-Lacrosse – Ireland v Iroquois Nationals), and Poc Fada Golf (A Golf Course where players use a Hurl/Hurley to hit the ball into the hole)

Australian Football - Geelong v Hawthorn - 9 September 2011

International Rules Football

Ireland v Australia International Rules Football; Compromise Rules; Inter Footy.

Ireland v Australia Overviews:

International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 1984-2017

International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1984-1990

International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1998-2006

International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 2008-2017

Irish Counties v Galahs:

International Rules Football | Irish Counties v Galahs 1967-1978

Picture Credits: [1] Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (2019) Gaelic_Football_Match_Delhi_2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/india/newsevents/Gaelic_Football_Match_Delhi_2.jpg[Accessed 30 March 2021][Photo Credit: India Wolfhounds GAA] [Used with permission of DFA]

[2] Photo Contributor: Neale Cousland (2011) MELBOURNE – SEPTEMBER 9 :James Podsiardly takes a strong mark in Geelong’s win over Hawthorn – September 9, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/melbourne-september-9-james-podsiardly-takes-84522391 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 31 October 2022]

Hurling-Shinty Scotland v Ireland Inverness 18 October 2014

Hurling-Shinty Internationals

Ireland v Scotland Hurling-Shinty International Rules; Club Internationals

Ireland v Scotland Overviews:

Hurling-Shinty International Tailteann Games Ireland v Scotland 1924-1932

Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 1972-1979

Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 1988-1999

Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 2000-2009

International Rules Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland 2010-2015

International Rules Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland 2016-2018

Ireland v Scotland (Seasons): 2014

Hurling-Shinty Club Internationals:

1994: Glenurquhart Tour of Co. Kilkenny

Hurling-Shinty International Rules Club Internationals 1897

Picture Credit: INVERNESS CITY, SCOTLAND – 18 OCTOBER 2014: This is a scene from within the International Shinty-Hurling match between Scotland and Eire at Bught Park, Inverness, Scotland on 18 October, 2014. By JASPERIMAGE / shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/inverness-city-scotland-18-october-2014-225347293 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

Jai Alai - Man during a Jai Alai game - Typical Sport of the Basque Country

Handball-Pelota Internationals

Ireland v Basque Country Handball-Pelota International Rules.

Ireland v Basque Country (Years):

1932

International Rules Handball-Pelota | Ireland v Basque Country 2004-2006

Picture Credit: [1] New York, USA – May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts By Alexandre Tziripouloff [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/new-york-usa-may-31-2019-1496618819 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

[2] By Ricardo Hernandez / http://www.shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/man-during-jaialai-game-typical-sport-369691925 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

Softball Bat, Base, Helmets and Balls

Rounders-Softball Internationals

Rounders-Softball

Rounders-Softball Club Internationals

Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Lakelands GAA v Leinster Softball 1982

Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Skryne GAA Tour of Massachusetts 1982

Rounders-Baseball Club Internationals:

Rounders-Baseball International Rules 2008

Picture Credit: [1] Hand holding a rounders ball. Rounders is a bat and ball game between two team that involves hitting a hard leather cased ball with a wooden bat. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/hand-holding-rounders-ball-bat-game-277897988 [Accessed 19 February 2022]

[2] Pexels Pixabay green ball on sand [Internet] Available from: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-ball-on-sand-257970/ [Accessed 31 October 2022]

Hurling - Waterford v Cork at Mallow 2 January 2018

Hurlacrosse Internationals

Hurling-Lacrosse Internationals

Hurlacrosse Internationals

Hurlacrosse International Ireland Lacrosse v Europe Hurling Croke Park 2019

Hurlacrosse Club Internationals

International Rules Hurlacrosse Club Internationals 2009-2018

Picture Credits: [1] Photo Contributor: WoodysPhotos Carolina blue lacrosse stick carrying a ball [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/carolina-blue-lacrosse-stick-carrying-ball-620697038 [Last Accessed 31 October 2022]

[2]January 2nd, 2018, Mallow, Ireland – Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League 2019 match between Cork and Waterford at Mallow GAA Sports Complex By D. Ribeiro / shtterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/january-2nd-2018-mallow-ireland-coop-1282991581 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

Hurling - Waterford v Cork at Mallow 2 January 2018

Poc Fada Golf

Poc Fada Golf

Poc Fada Golf

Picture Credit: Oct 20, 2019-Jeju, South Korea-Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland action on the green during an PGA Tour The CJ Cup Nine Bridges Final Round at Nine Bridges Golf Club in Jeju, South Korea. ©warpress/123RF.COM [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_133338187_oct-20-2019-jeju-south-korea-graeme-mcdowell-of-northern-ireland-action-on-the-green-during-an-pga-t.html?vti=n9h8dgc9murdqc1nzo-1-47 [Accessed 7 January 2022]

[2]January 2nd, 2018, Mallow, Ireland – Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League 2019 match between Cork and Waterford at Mallow GAA Sports Complex By D. Ribeiro / shtterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/january-2nd-2018-mallow-ireland-coop-1282991581 [Accessed 2 June 2021]

3D Rendering of creative basketball with glowing blue neon seams on a midnight blue background casting a glow on the surface below with copy space

Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal

Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal

Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal 2003

Picture Credit: [1] National Basketball Arena, Tallaght – Ross Mahon / Shutterstock (2021) TALLAGHT, IRELAND – MARCH 01, 2021: An aerial view of the National Basketball Arena in Tymon Park. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/tallaght-ireland-march-01-2021-aerial-1927772876 [Accessed 4 May 2021]

[2] 3D Rendering of creative basketball with glowing blue neon seams on a midnight blue background casting a glow on the surface below with copy space Copyright: howdybob Image ID: 134359100 [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_134359100_3d-rendering-of-creative-basketball-with-glowing-blue-neon-seams-on-a-midnight-blue-background-casti.html?vti=m97hw7szwu5g9ln1c4-1-8 [Accessed 9 March 2022]