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Ireland and Australia fought retired a scrappy and low-scoring conflict successful Dublin| Ireland (3) 13 |
| Tries: Aki Cons: Crowley Pens: Crowley, Byrne |
| Australia (0) 10 |
| Tries: Petaia Cons: Foley Pens: Foley |
Ross Byrne's 77th-minute punishment earned Ireland a 13-10 triumph implicit Australia successful a turgid Autumn Test successful Dublin.
Byrne was drafted into the Irish squad minutes earlier the kick-off arsenic Johnny Sexton was ruled retired by a calf injury.
With Sexton out, Jack Crowley started astatine fly-half and his 10th-minute punishment was the lone first-half score.
Bernard Foley levelled connected 56th infinitesimal and aft Bundee Aki's converted effort was cancelled retired by Jordan Petaia's score, Byrne won it for Ireland.
Foley had a precocious punishment accidental to level from the borderline of the 22 and opted to footwear for the country successful bid to pursuit triumph but the determination backfired arsenic they conceded a punishment aft winning the lineout.
The Aussies volition wonderment however they failed to bushed the world's top-ranked squad aft having 62% possession successful the archetypal fractional and looking the much cohesive broadside successful onslaught passim the contest.
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Ireland: Keenan; Hansen, Ringrose, McCloskey, O'Brien; Sexton, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Beirne, Ryan; O'Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.
Replacements: Herring, Healy, Bealham, McCarthy, Conan, Casey, Crowley, Aki.
Australia: Kellaway; Nawaqanitawase, Ikitau, Paisami, Wright; Foley, White; Slipper, Porecki, Alaalatoa; Frost, Neville; Holloway, Hooper, Valetini.
Replacements: Fainga'a, Robertson, Tupou, Skelton, Samu, Gordon, Lolesio, Petaia.
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