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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