Graham Canty
International
### International

Canty has also been chosen for duty with the [Ireland](/wiki/Ireland_international_rules_football_team "Ireland international rules football team") team in the [International Rules Series](/wiki/International_Rules_Series "International Rules Series") against [Australia](/wiki/Australia_international_rules_football_team "Australia international rules football team"). He first lined out for his country in the first test in 2001\. Ireland won that game and later went on to win the second test by a considerable margin. An aggregate score of 130–105 gave Ireland the series victory and gave Canty an International Rules winners' medal.

Canty was chosen for International Rules duty again the following year. Australia, however, narrowly won the first test by 65 points to 58 points. The second test ended in a 42 points apiece draw. As a result of this Ireland lost by an aggregate score of 7 points.

Canty's footballing prowess earned him a place on the Ireland team again in 2003\. A close series of games developed once again. Australia won the first test by 10 points, however, Ireland narrowed the margin of victory to just 3 points for the second test a week later. A 101–94 aggregate score line gave Australia a second consecutive International Rules title.

In 2004 it was Australia's turn to travel to Ireland for the two game series. Once again Canty was included in the team for both games. Ireland were the runaway winners of the first test, however, their margin of victory was reduced in the second test. In spite of this, Ireland were still the winners of the series with an aggregate score of 132–82\. The victory also resulted in a second winners' medal for Canty in this competition.

For the fifth successive year in 2005 Canty was included in the Ireland squad that travelled to Australia for the International Rules series. It was a disappointing two\-game series as Ireland were trounced in both tests. A 163–106 aggregate score line resulted in a defeat for Canty's Ireland side.

Canty was not chosen for the Ireland team in 2006 while the series was cancelled in 2007\. He returned to the team in 2008 and was appointed vice\-captain to [Tyrone](/wiki/Tyrone_GAA "Tyrone GAA")'s [Seán Cavanagh](/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Cavanagh "Seán Cavanagh"). Ireland won the first test by just a single point, however, the result of the second test was just as tight. In the end Ireland won the two\-game series by an aggregate of five points. It was Canty's third International Rules winners' medal.


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