# List of non-Gaelic games played in Croke Park

The following is a list of non-Gaelic games played at Croke Park (formerly Jones's Road). The Gaelic Athletic Association formerly prohibited the playing of foreign sports at GAA-owned stadiums under Rule 42 of its rule book.
   Grounds controlled by Association units shall not be used or permitted to be used, for horse racing, greyhound racing, or for field games other than those sanctioned by Central Council.
While this wording remains as the current Rule 5.1(b), a footnote now reads:
   (Note: Central Council shall have the power to authorise the use of Croke Park for games other than those controlled by the Association.)
In practice the rule was only applied to the sports of football and rugby, which were perceived to be rivals to the playing of Gaelic games. Cricket was also banned, but Croke Park is too small for a cricket field. As such, several games of American football have been played with rule 42 in force, as well as a boxing match and a baseball game. The rule was officially relaxed in 2005 for the duration of the reconstruction of Lansdowne Road, to allow for the playing of Republic of Ireland football and Irish rugby internationals. The Republic of Ireland football and Ireland rugby internationals moved into the new Aviva Stadium on the former Lansdowne Road site upon its opening in May 2010; the last international in either sport at Croke Park was the rugby team's 2010 Six Nations home fixture with Scotland on 20 March.
On 17 June 2010 the Australia national cricket team had a training session in Croke Park ahead of their One Day International against Ireland.

## American football

| Date | Competition | Teams | Score | Notes | Attendance |
| 1946 | Exhibition game | American servicemen returning from World War II | | | |
| 21 November 1953 | US Air Force League | Burtonwood Bullets vs. Wethersfield Raiders | 27–0 | USAFE teams based in the UK, playing to raise funds for the Irish Red Cross. | est. 40,000 |
| 2 November 1996 | Shamrock Classic | Notre Dame vs. Navy | 54–27 | | 38,651 |
| 27 July 1997 | American Bowl | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Bears | 30–17 | | 30,269 |
| 30 August 2014 | Croke Park Classic | Penn State vs. UCF | 26–24 | | 53,304 |
| 2025 | NFL International Series | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. TBD | – | First regular season NFL game in Ireland | |

## Association football (soccer)

| Date | Competition | Teams | Score | Attendance | Notes |
| 24 March 2007 | European Championship Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Wales | 1–0 | 72,539 | First international goal scored at Croke Park by Stephen Ireland. |
| 28 March 2007 | European Championship Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Slovakia | 1–0 | 71,297 | |
| 13 October 2007 | European Championship Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Germany | 0–0 | 67,495 | |
| 17 October 2007 | European Championship Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus | 1–1 | 45,500 | |
| 6 February 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland vs. Brazil | 0–1 | 70,000 | |
| 24 May 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland vs. Serbia | 1–1 | 42,500 | |
| 15 October 2008 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Cyprus | 1–0 | 55,833 | |
| 19 November 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland vs. Poland | 2–3 | 61,000 | |
| 11 February 2009 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Georgia | 2–1 | 65,000 | |
| 28 March 2009 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria | 1–1 | 60,002 | |
| 10 October 2009 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Italy | 2–2 | 70,640 | |
| 14 October 2009 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. Montenegro | 0–0 | 50,212 | |
| 14 November 2009 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland vs. France | 0–1 | 74,103 | Only Irish competitive defeat at Croke Park. |
Ireland's Record at Croke Park :
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | % Lost |
| European Championship Qualifier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 0% |
| International Friendly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 66.67% |
| World Cup Qualifiers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 16.67% |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 30.77% | 23.08% |
Updated 2 June 2021

## Baseball

| Date | Competition | Teams | Score | Notes | Attendance | Ref |
| 1946 | Exhibition game | Burtonwood Dodgers vs. Mildenhall Yankees | 3–4 | Teams of American servicemen based in England. | | |
| 25 April 1948 | Exhibition game | USS Fresno vs. USS Johnston & USS Rush | 20–5 | Two teams from US Navy played a game of softball | 21,617 | |

## Boxing

| Date | Fight | Result | Notes |
| 19 July 1972 | / Joe Bugner vs Paul Nielsen | Bugner wins by TKO in Round 6 | |
| 19 July 1972 | Muhammad Ali vs Al "Blue" Lewis | Ali wins by TKO in Round 11 | A documentary film was made about the fight, When Ali Came to Ireland (2012) |

## Rugby union

| Date | Competition | Teams | Score | Attendance | Notes |
| 11 February 2007 | 2007 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. France | 17–20 | 81,572 | First try scored by Raphaël Ibañez. First Irish try by Ronan O'Gara. |
| 24 February 2007 | 2007 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. England | 43–13 | 81,611 | Ireland's first & largest win in Croke Park |
| 2 February 2008 | 2008 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Italy | 16–11 | 75,387 | |
| 23 February 2008 | 2008 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Scotland | 34–13 | 74,234 | |
| 8 March 2008 | 2008 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Wales | 12–16 | 75,000 | |
| 15 November 2008 | 2008 Autumn internationals | Ireland vs. New Zealand | 3–22 | 77,500 | Ireland's largest defeat in Croke Park |
| 22 November 2008 | 2008 Autumn internationals | Ireland vs. Argentina | 17–3 | 68,352 | |
| 7 February 2009 | 2009 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. France | 30–21 | 82,000 | |
| 28 February 2009 | 2009 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. England | 14–13 | 82,000 | |
| 2 May 2009 | 2008-09 Heineken Cup Semi-Final | Munster vs. Leinster | 6–25 | 82,208 | At the time a World record attendance in club rugby union. |
| 15 November 2009 | 2009 Autumn internationals | Ireland vs. Australia | 20–20 | 69,886 | |
| 28 November 2009 | 2009 Autumn internationals | Ireland vs. South Africa | 15–10 | 74,950 | |
| 6 February 2010 | 2010 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Italy | 29–11 | 77,686 | |
| 13 March 2010 | 2010 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Wales | 27–12 | 81,314 | |
| 20 March 2010 | 2010 Six Nations Championship | Ireland vs. Scotland | 20–23 | 80,313 | Last try scored by Tommy Bowe. Last points by Dan Parks (78th min penalty) |
| 4 May 2024 | 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup Semi-finals | Leinster vs. Northampton Saints | 20–17 | 82,300 | Record attendance for a Champions Cup fixture |
| 12 October 2024 | 2024–25 United Rugby Championship | Leinster vs. Munster | 26–12 | 80,468 | Record attendance for a United Rugby Championship fixture |
Ireland's Record at Croke Park :
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
| Test Match | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Six Nations | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 70% |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 64.29% |
Updated 26 May 2021
Leinster's Record at Croke Park :
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
| European Rugby Champions Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| United Rugby Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |

## Special Olympics

| Year | Dates | Competition | Type | Season | # of Sports | Notes |
| 2003 | 21–29 June | 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games | Special Olympics World Games | Summer | 23 | |