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Full time15 November 2009
Ireland
20–20
Australia
Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 2009Head-to-head

A draw.

Scoring

  1. 4’TAustralia try · Drew Mitchell0–5
  2. 5’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau0–7
  3. 7’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara3–7
  4. 23’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara6–7
  5. 26’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau6–10
  6. 56’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau6–13
  7. 58’TIreland try · Tommy Bowe11–13
  8. 59’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara13–13
  9. 63’TAustralia try · Rocky Elsom13–18
  10. 64’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau13–20
  11. 80’TIreland try · Brian O'Driscoll18–20
  12. 81’CIreland conversion · Ronan O'Gara20–20

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Cian HealyProp
  2. 2Jerry FlanneryHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Stephen FerrisFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Tomás O'LearyScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Luke FitzgeraldWing
  12. 12Paddy WallaceCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Rob KearneyFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Tom CourtBench
  18. 18Leo CullenBench
  19. 19Denis LeamyBench
  20. 20Eoin ReddanBench
  21. 21Johnny SextonBench
  22. 22Keith EarlsBench

Australia

  1. 1Benn RobinsonProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Ben AlexanderProp
  4. 4James HorwillSecond row
  5. 5Mark ChisholmSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7David PocockFlanker
  8. 8Wycliff PaluNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Matt GiteauFly-half
  11. 11Drew MitchellWing
  12. 12Quade CooperCentre
  13. 13Digby IoaneCentre
  14. 14Peter HynesWing
  15. 15Adam Ashley-CooperFull-back
  16. 16Tatafu Polota-NauBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Dean MummBench
  19. 19George SmithBench
  20. 20Luke BurgessBench
  21. 21Ryan CrossBench
  22. 22James O'ConnorBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 17–21 Australia, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Australia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.