List of non-Gaelic games played in Croke Park

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A rugby union match taking place at Croke Park during the 2007 Six Nations Championship

The following is a list of non-Gaelic games played at Croke Park (formerly Jones's Road). The Gaelic Athletic Association formerly prohibited the playing of foreign sports at GAA-owned stadiums under Rule 42 of its rule book.

Grounds controlled by Association units shall not be used or permitted to be used, for horse racing, greyhound racing, or for field games other than those sanctioned by Central Council.[1]

— Rule 42, GAA rule book

While this wording remains as the current Rule 5.1(b), a footnote now reads:

(Note: Central Council shall have the power to authorise the use of Croke Park for games other than those controlled by the Association.)[2]

— Rule 5.1(b), Official Guide

In practice the rule was only applied to the sports of soccer and rugby, which were perceived to be rivals to the playing of Gaelic games.[3] Cricket was also banned, but Croke Park is too small for a cricket field. As such, several games of American football have been played with rule 42 in force, as well as a boxing match and a baseball game. The rule was officially relaxed in 2005 for the duration of the reconstruction of Lansdowne Road, to allow for the playing of Republic of Ireland soccer and Irish rugby internationals.[4] The Republic of Ireland soccer and Ireland rugby internationals moved into the new Aviva Stadium on the former Lansdowne Road site upon its opening in May 2010; the last international in either sport at Croke Park was the rugby team's 2010 Six Nations home fixture with Scotland on 20 March.

On 17 June 2010 the Australia national cricket team had a training session in Croke Park ahead of their One Day International against Ireland.[5]

American football

Date Competition Teams Score Notes
1946 Exhibition game American servicemen returning from World War II [6]
21 November 1953 US Air Force League Burtonwood Bullets vs. Wethersfield Raiders 27-0 USAFE teams based in the UK, playing to raise funds for the Irish Red Cross.[7][8]
2 November 1996 Shamrock Classic Notre Dame vs. Navy 54 - 27 [9]
27 July 1997 American Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Bears 30 - 17 [10]
30 August 2014 Croke Park Classic Penn State vs. UCF 26-24 [11]

Association football (soccer)

Date Competition Teams Score Notes
24 March 2007 European Championship Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Wales  1–0 72,539 attendance[12] First international goal scored at Croke Park by Stephen Ireland.
28 March 2007 European Championship Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Slovakia  1–0 71,297 attendance
13 October 2007 European Championship Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Germany  0–0 67,495 attendance[13]
17 October 2007 European Championship Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus  1–1 45,500 attendance[14]
6 February 2008 Friendly  Republic of Ireland vs. Brazil  0–1 70,000 attendance[15]
24 May 2008 Friendly  Republic of Ireland vs. Serbia  1–1 42,500 attendance[16]
15 October 2008 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus  1–0 55,833 attendance
19 November 2008 Friendly  Republic of Ireland vs. Poland  2–3 61,000 attendance
11 February 2009 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Georgia  2–1 65,000 attendance
28 March 2009 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria  1–1 60,002 attendance
10 October 2009 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Italy  2–2 70,640 attendance
14 October 2009 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. Montenegro  0–0 50,212 attendance
14 November 2009 World Cup Qualifier  Republic of Ireland vs. France  0–1 74,103 attendance[17] Only Irish competitive defeat at Croke Park.
Ireland's Record at Croke Park
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won % Lost
European Championship Qualifier 4 2 2 0 50% 0%
International Friendly 3 0 1 2 0% 66.67%
World Cup Qualifiers 6 2 3 1 33.33% 16.67%
Total 13 4 6 3 30.77% 23.08%

Updated 2 June 2021

Baseball

Date Competition Teams Score Notes
1946 Exhibition game Burtonwood Dodgers vs. Mildenhall Yankees (teams of American servicemen based in England) Unknown [18]

Boxing

Date Winner Loser Notes
19 July 1972 Joe Bugner Hungary/United Kingdom Paul Nielsen Canada [19]
19 July 1972 Muhammad Ali United States Al "Blue" Lewis United States A documentary film was made about the fight, When Ali Came to Ireland (2012)[20]

Olympics

Year Dates Competition Type Season # of Sports Notes
2003 21–29 June 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games Special Olympics World Games Summer 23 [21][22]

Rugby union

Date Competition Teams Score Attendance Notes
11 February 2007 2007 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  France 17–20 81,000 First try scored by Raphael Ibanez. First Irish try by Ronan O'Gara.
24 February 2007 2007 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  England 43–13 81,611[23] Ireland's first & largest win in Croke Park
2 February 2008 2008 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Italy 16–11 75,387
23 February 2008 2008 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Scotland 34–13 74,234
8 March 2008 2008 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Wales 12–16 75,000
15 November 2008 2008 Autumn internationals  Ireland vs.  New Zealand 3–22 77,500 Ireland's largest defeat in Croke Park
22 November 2008 2008 Autumn internationals  Ireland vs.  Argentina 17–3 68,352
7 February 2009 2009 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  France 30–21 79,000
28 February 2009 2009 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  England 14–13 82,000
2 May 2009 2008-09 Heineken Cup Semi-Final Munster Munster vs. Leinster Leinster 6–25 82,208 At the time a World record attendance in club rugby union.[24]
15 November 2009 2009 Autumn internationals  Ireland vs.  Australia 20–20 69,886
28 November 2009 2009 Autumn internationals  Ireland vs.  South Africa 15–10 74,950[25]
6 February 2010 2010 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Italy 29–11 77,686
13 March 2010 2010 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Wales 27–12 81,340
20 March 2010 2010 Six Nations Championship  Ireland vs.  Scotland 20–23 80,313 Last try scored by Tommy Bowe. Last points by Dan Parks (78th min penalty)
Ireland's Record at Croke Park
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won
Test Match 4 2 1 1 50%
Six Nations 10 7 0 3 70%
Total 14 9 1 4 64.29%

Updated 26 May 2021

References

  1. ^ 2003 GAA Guide showing pre-2005 wording of Rule 42 Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine University of Edinburgh GFC. Retrieved on 17-01-08.
  2. ^ Current GAA rules, p56 Archived 6 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The odd couple: Soccer and GAA remain bitter enemies The Irish Independent. Published on 24-03-07. Retrieved on 24-11-07.
  4. ^ GAA Congress Rule 42 decision welcomed RTÉ.ie. Published on 16-04-05. Retrieved on 24-11-07.
  5. ^ RTÉ report of Australian cricket visit
  6. ^ Irish American Football League :: I A F L ::
  7. ^ "Canal End redevelopment and American Football". www.crokepark.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. ^ Toms, David (16 March 2015). "'It Was Strange, But Tough!': American Football's debut in Ireland, 1953". Sport in American History. Andrew McGregor. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. ^ Notre Dame Plays Navy in Dublin : When Ireland Meets The Fighting Irish International Herald Tribune. Published on 96-11-02. Retrieved on 07-11-17.
  10. ^ NFL for Export: Bears Do Dublin International Herald Tribune. Published on 97-07-26. Retrieved on 07-11-17.
  11. ^ "Penn State to Face UCF in Ireland's Croke Park Classic to Open 2014 Season" (Press release). Penn State Athletics. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Rep of Ire 1-0 Wales". 24 March 2007.
  13. ^ RTÉ Sport: Republic of Ireland 0-0 Germany Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "All results | Football". TheGuardian.com.
  15. ^ "Skysports".
  16. ^ [1] BBCi. Published on 08-01-15. Retrieved on 08-01-17
  17. ^ "RTE". RTÉ.ie. 14 November 2009.
  18. ^ This is no time for the GAA to circle its wagons Irish Independent. Maurice Hayes. Published on 15-04-05. Retrieved on 19-01-09.
  19. ^ "Joe Bugner : Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  20. ^ "When Ali took his show to Dublin". 17 July 2008.
  21. ^ Watterson, Johnny (1 April 1999). "Games expected to attract 30,000". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  22. ^ O'Connor, Wayne (6 June 2016). "'He made the Special Olympics a success'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Six Nations 2007". espnscrum. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  24. ^ Leinster 25-6 Munster. BBC Sport (2 May 2009)
  25. ^ "South Africa tour in England/France/Ireland/Italy 2009 2009". espnscrum. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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