 | INTERNATIONAL RULES |
GAA president Sean Kelly is leading renewed calls for the Coca Cola International Rules series to be played over three Tests. Ireland's 77-41 hammering of the visitors last weekend seems to have left this year's series outcome as something of a foregone conclusion.
Kelly feels a three-match battle would generate more excitement.
"There are time difficulties but we could look at playing a third test under lights in mid-week," he said.
"We'll be moving towards more floodlit GAA venues over the coming years so we could play one of the tests outside Dublin.
"While obviously there's no problem with night games in Australia because they have so many floodlit grounds.
"People will argue if one side won the first two tests, the third would be irrelevant, but I still think it's a fairer test than adding the scores from two games together."
The International Rules Series has been played on an aggregate basis since its revival in 1998.
The series of 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1990, were three-test competitions.
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