Ireland v Australia

Date:

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)

Attendance: 51,100

Ireland 26-23 Australia - Post-Match Press Conference

Ireland v Australia Match Stats

Ireland (20) 26
Tries: Zebo, Bowe
Conversion: Sexton (2)
Penalties: Sexton (4)

Australia (20) 23
Tries: Phipps (2), Foley
Conversion: Foley
Penalties: Foley (2)

Man of the Match: Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

Ireland Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 Jack McGrath
  • 2 Rory Best
  • 3 Mike Ross
  • 4 Devin Toner
  • 5 Paul O'Connell (Captain)
  • 6 Peter O'Mahony
  • 7 Rhys Ruddock
  • 8 Jamie Heaslip

Backs

  • 9 Conor Murray
  • 10 Johnny Sexton
  • 11 Simon Zebo
  • 12 Gordon D'Arcy
  • 13 Robbie Henshaw
  • 14 Tommy Bowe
  • 15 Rob Kearney

Replacements

  • 16 Sean Cronin
  • 17 Dave Kilcoyne
  • 18 Rodney Ah You
  • 19 Dave Foley
  • 20 Tommy O'Donnell
  • 21 Eoin Reddan
  • 22 Ian Madigan
  • 23 Felix Jones

Australia Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 James Slipper
  • 2 Saia Fainga'a
  • 3 Sekope Kepu
  • 4 Sam Carter
  • 5 Rob Simmons
  • 6 Luke Jones
  • 7 Michael Hooper (Captain)
  • 8 Ben McCalman

Backs

  • 9 Nick Phipps
  • 10 Bernard Foley
  • 11 Henry Speight
  • 12 Matt Toomua
  • 13 Tevita Kuridrani
  • 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper
  • 15 Israel Folau

Replacements

  • 16 James Hanson
  • 17 Tetera Faulkner
  • 18 Benn Robinson
  • 19 Will Skelton
  • 20 Jake Schatz
  • 21 Will Genia
  • 22 Quade Cooper
  • 23 Kurtley Beale