Ireland 22 - 19 Australia

Full time

30 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Aviva Stadium

Ireland triumphed over Australia 22-19 in a tightly contested match at Aviva Stadium. The visitors took an early lead with a penalty from Lolesio and a try by Jorgensen, converted by Lolesio, making it 10-0. Ireland responded with a try from van der Flier, followed by a penalty from Prendergast to narrow the gap. In the second half, Doris scored a crucial try, and Prendergast's conversion put Ireland ahead 15-10. Gus McCarthy extended the lead with another try, converted by Crowley, bringing the score to 22-10. Australia fought back with a late try from Lolesio, but it wasn't enough to secure victory. Lolesio's efforts were commendable, but Ireland's resilience and home advantage proved decisive.

Weather

Temperature: 14.5°C (Feels like 9.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 22.8 km/h, gusting to 39.7 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 89%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

0 - 3
18'

Try

Max Jorgensen · Australia

0 - 8
19'

Conversion

Noah Lolesio · Australia

0 - 10
22'

Try

Josh van der Flier · Ireland

5 - 10
32'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

5 - 13
Halftime 5 - 13
Second Half
42'

Penalty

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

8 - 13
45'

Substitution

Allan Alaalatoa on for Taniela Tupou · Australia
49'

Try

Caelan Doris · Ireland

13 - 13
49'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

15 - 13
49'

Substitution

Isaac Kailea on for James Slipper · Australia
53'

Substitution

Tom O'Toole on for Finlay Bealham · Ireland
53'

Substitution

Iain Henderson on for Joe McCarthy · Ireland
53'

Substitution

Peter O'Mahony on for James Ryan · Ireland
54'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

15 - 16
55'

Substitution

Garry Ringrose on for Bundee Aki · Ireland
56'

Substitution

Billy Pollard on for Brandon Paenga-Amosa · Australia
59'

Substitution

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto on for Jeremy Williams · Australia
60'

Substitution

Tate McDermott on for Jake Gordon · Australia
62'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

15 - 19
65'

Substitution

Craig Casey on for Jamison Gibson-Park · Ireland
65'

Substitution

Jack Crowley on for Sam Prendergast · Ireland
66'

Substitution

Gus McCarthy on for Ronan Kelleher · Ireland
66'

Substitution

Cian Healy on for Andrew Porter · Ireland
72'

Try

Gus McCarthy · Ireland

20 - 19
73'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

22 - 19
73'

Substitution

Langi Gleeson on for Rob Valetini · Australia
73'

Substitution

Tane Edmed on for Noah Lolesio · Australia
76'

Substitution

Noah Lolesio on for Tane Edmed · Australia
78'

Substitution

Harry Potter on for Andrew Kellaway · Australia
Fulltime 22 - 19

Player ratings

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan 8.0
14 Mack Hansen 7.8
13 Robbie Henshaw 7.1
12 Bundee Aki 7.1
11 James Lowe 6.4
10 Sam Prendergast 6.4
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.4
1 Andrew Porter 6.7
2 Ronan Kelleher 8.0
3 Finlay Bealham 5.5
4 Joe McCarthy 6.4
5 James Ryan 6.8
6 Tadhg Beirne 7.3
7 Josh van der Flier 7.5
8 Caelan Doris 8.4
16 Gus McCarthy 7.3
17 Cian Healy 6.3
18 Tom O'Toole 5.9
19 Iain Henderson 6.6
20 Peter O'Mahony 6.5
21 Craig Casey 6.6
22 Jack Crowley 6.3
23 Garry Ringrose 6.1

Australia

15 Tom Wright 6.2
14 Andrew Kellaway 6.5
13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 6.2
12 Len Ikitau 6.9
11 Max Jorgensen 6.2
10 Noah Lolesio 6.6
9 Jake Gordon 6.6
1 James Slipper 5.8
2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 6.5
3 Taniela Tupou 6.4
4 Nick Frost 7.2
5 Jeremy Williams 6.5
6 Rob Valetini 7.0
7 Fraser McReight 7.9
8 Harry Wilson 6.9
16 Billy Pollard 6.6
17 Isaac Kailea 6.9
18 Allan Alaalatoa 6.7
19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 6.0
20 Langi Gleeson –
21 Tate McDermott 5.7
22 Tane Edmed –
23 Harry Potter –