By Grace Uhr
October 9th 2008 @ 1:24am
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Irish to meet with AFL over future series, player poaching
The future of the International Rules series and the poaching of Irish players by AFL clubs will be discussed by Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) officials at a meeting with their AFL counterparts next week.
The viability of the hybrid concept was called into question following Irish protests over on-field violence during Australia’s 2006 tour of Ireland.
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