Ireland
If you would like to play Aussie Rules in Ireland please contact the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland.
Australian rules football is a fairly recently-introduced team sport in Ireland but the country has a long history of interaction with Australian rules leagues. There has been some awareness of Australian rules football in Ireland since the first International rules football tests took place in late 1967.
Since 1982, the Irish experiment has seen Irish players becoming professional Australian rules footballers in the Australian Football League. High profile players include Jim Stynes and Tadhg Kennelly among others.
Despite Irish players being recruited to the AFL, Aussie Rules was not officially played in Ireland until clubs were formed in Dublin and Belfast in 1999. The Australian Rules Football League of Ireland was formed in October 2000.
