The Irish men’s and women’s teams started the tournament with wins on Sunday and will look to notch up round two victories at St Patrick’s College on Wednesday.

Ireland’s men beat Papua New Guinea by 11 points at the weekend and will tackle France in Ballarat, while the Irish women defeated USA on Sunday and are preparing to meet the European Crusaders.

Four games will be played in Ballarat on Wednesday, with the other two – both men’s fixtures – hosted by Mount Clear College at Sebastopol’s Marty Busch Reserve.

Division two sides Pakistan and Japan will lock horns in the opening match, followed by a battle between division one combatants Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

Of that quartet, Japan was the only successful team in round one after beating India by 72 points.

The AFL International Cup is played every three years and doesn’t allow expatriate Australians to compete. Teams comprise of amateurs, who must be nationals of the country they represent