The AFL wishes to advise the AFL International Cup Men’s Semi Finals will be played tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19.
Richmond’s Daniel Jackson is currently supporting the French team as assistant coach. Daniel will be available to media at 3.15pm prior to the 3.30pm Canada v France match on Ransford Oval.
Media is invited to attend and details are as follows:
AFL International Cup Men’s Semi Finals
11.30am-5pm
Tuesday August 19
Ransford, McAllister, Ryder & Western Ovals
Park Street, Royal Park
Parkville
Ransford Oval
11.30am New Zealand v PNG
1.30pm Ireland v South Africa
3.30pm Canada v France
McAllister Oval
11.30am Tonga v Pakistan
1.30pm Nauru v Great Britain
3.30pm Fiji v USA
Western Oval
11.30am Sweden v Indonesia
1.30pm Japan v China
3.30pm Finland v India
The 2014 International Cup will be played in Melbourne from August 9 to 23.
Men’s teams: Canada, China, Fiji, Finland, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Great Britain, India, Japan, Nauru, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Sweden, Tonga, USA.
Women’s teams: Canada – Northern Lights, Canada – Midnight Suns, Ireland, Fiji, Tonga, USA – Freedom, USA – Liberty.
The women’s grand final will be played at Punt Road Oval and the men’s grand final will be the curtain-raiser to the Round 22 AFL match between Hawthorn and the Geelong Cats at the MCG.
The full IC14 fixture and resullts: www.aflic14.com.au
Expatriate Australians are ineligible to play in the International Cup. Teams are comprised solely of amateurs who must be nationals of the country they represent. All players must have lived the majority of the years aged between 10 and 16 as a citizen of their nation.
The International Cup is played every three years. Previous International Cup winners are; Ireland (2002 & 2011), New Zealand (2005) and Papua New Guinea (2008).
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