Ireland v Australia LIVE: Rugby score and result as Irish end autumn with win over Wallabies
Ireland wrapped up the autumn internationals with victory in Dublin
Ireland fought back from a halftime deficit to mark a 150th anniversary with a scruffy 22-19 victory over Australia on Saturday, sealing the victory in the last eight minutes and denying their former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return.
The home side, celebrating Irish rugby’s birthday, were 13-5 down at the break but rallied back from an error-filled first half to post a narrow success.
Ireland’s points came from tries by Josh van der Flier, captain Caelan Doris and substitute Gus McCarthy, with new flyhalf Sam Prendergast contributing a penalty and conversion and his replacement Jack Crowley a conversion.
Max Jorgensen scored Australia’s lone try, with Noah Lolesio kicking over four penalties and a conversion, as they lost for a second straight week after Scotland beat them last Sunday.
Ireland 15-19 Australia
70 min: Ireland are awarded a penalty about 40 yards from the posts and they elect to kick to the corner. Can they get the lineout right?
Ireland 15-19 Australia
68 min: A pause in play while a Wallaby is treated on the floor gives Ireland a chance to have an impromptu teamtalk. They have about 12 minutes to rescue this match.
Ireland 15-19 Australia
66 min: A moment of Irish history as Cian Healy enters the fray for his 134th cap, overtaking Brian O’Driscoll’s record. A standing ovation around the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland 15-19 Australia
65 min: Another overthrow by Ronan Kelleher gifts an Irish lineout to the Australians.
Farrell makes another two changes, with Vasey and Crowley replacing Gibson-Park and Prendergast.
Penalty! Ireland 15-19 Australia (Lolesio, 63 min)
Caelan Doris in penalised for holding on close to the halfway line, and Noah Lolesio hammers it through the posts with room to spare.
Ireland 15-16 Australia
60 min: Queensland Red Tate McDermott comes on at scrum-half for the Wallabies.
Penalty! Ireland 15-16 Australia (Lolesio, 57 min)
O’Toole holds onto the ball too long in his own half and this is a simple penalty kick.
Ireland 15-13 Australia
54 min: Andy Farrell rings the changes up front: Tom O’Toole, Peter O’Mahony and Iain Henderson replace Finlay Bealham, Joe McCarthy and James Ryan.
Ireland 15-13 Australia
52 min: An isolated James Ryan is penalised for failing to release, and Australia kick to the corner.
Try! Ireland 15-13 Australia (Doris, 50 min)
After waves of pressure, finally Ireland make the breakthrough as captain Caelan Doris steams under the posts with Wallabies hanging off him. Prendergast slots the simplest of kicks, and for the first time all day, Ireland lead.
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