Wallabies (16) 22 / Ireland (15) 15 (Final Score)

The Wallabies hosted Ireland at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane at 12:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

In a frustrating game to watch, the Wallabies ground out a win against an off-beat Irish side, winning 22 / 15.

Scores:

Wallabies: 2 Penalties & 1 Try Quade Cooper, 2 Penalties Matt Giteau, 1 Try Luke Burgess

Ireland: 5 Penalties Johnathan Sexton

  

Teams:

Australia: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Drew Mitchell, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 James Slipper, 18 Mitchell Chapman, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Josh Valentine, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Kurtley Beale.

Ireland: 15 Robert Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Tomas O’Leary, 8 Chris Henry, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Niall Ronan, 5 Mick O’Driscoll, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Tony Buckley, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Damien Varley, 17 Tom Court, 18 Dan Tuohy, 19 Rhys Ruddock, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Geordan Murphy

Date: Saturday, June 26
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 20.05 AEST (12.05 SA Time)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

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