No more waltzing Matilda - until 2017!

The International Rules Series will not take place in 2016 and a two-game series has been agreed for Australia in 2017 according to the GAA today.

The GAA has also committed to a further two-game Series in Ireland, as well as exploring the adaptation of the game for an exhibition Series in the United States in the future.

'It was not possible to organise a two-game series in Australia this year and for that reason we have decided to take a long-term view of the series and press pause for 2016,' commented GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghail.

'The success of the last two series has been based on the ability of both teams to attract the finest talent to their ranks making for close, competitive and entertaining games.

'The aim of the series continuing in this vein is shared by both organisations and we believe these aspirations are best served by the staging of two games in a given year.

“We have committed to three Series for the moment, beginning in Australia in 2017 with the timing for the Irish and US events to be confirmed later in the year as to whether they should take place in consecutive years, every second year or some other combination.

'We look forward to working with the AFL in the planning of future series from 2017 onwards,' he concluded.

Separately, the GAA confirmed that Hawkeye will be used for first time in Thurles for the Munster SHC quarter-final between Tipperary and Cork on Sunday 22nd May.