2013 International Rules Series

2013 International Rules Series
Event	International Rules Series
	173–72 on aggregate, Ireland win series 2–0
First test
Date	19 October 2013
Venue	Breffni Park, Cavan, County Cavan
Referee	Maurice Deegan (Ire) ; Matt Stevic (Aus)
Attendance	17,657 (32,000 capacity)
Second test
Date	26 October 2013
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin, County Dublin
Referee	Maurice Deegan (Ire) ; Matt Stevic (Aus)
Attendance	28,525 (82,300 capacity)

The 2013 International Rules Series (officially the 2013 Irish Daily Mail International Rules Series) was the 17th International Rules Series contested between Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. Ireland entered the 2013 series as defending champions, whilst Australia were, for the first time in the series, represented by an exclusively Indigenous team, known as the Indigenous All-Stars.

The series was played over two Test matches, with Ireland winning both Test matches to take the series 2–0 and achieve a record aggregate win of 173–72 points. The Gaelic Athletic Association announced the schedule for the series in February 2013, with Breffni Park in Cavan chosen for the first Test match and Croke Park in Dublin chosen to host the second Test match. It marked just the second time that an international rules match was played in Cavan, or for that matter at a venue situated in the jurisdiction of the Ulster GAA. Breffni Park had previously hosted the first Test in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series.

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