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Full time10 November 1984
Ireland
9–16
Australia
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 1984Head-to-head

Australia won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan3–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan6–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan9–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–3
  5. –TAustralia try · Mark Ella9–7
  6. –DAustralia drop goal · Michael Lynagh9–10
  7. –DAustralia drop goal · Mark Ella9–13
  8. –DAustralia drop goal · Mark Ella9–16

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7William SextonFlanker
  8. 8Ronan KearneyNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Michael KiernanWing
  12. 12Moss FinnCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Steve CutlerSecond row
  5. 5Steve WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Chris RocheFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Mark EllaFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Michael LynaghCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14Matt BurkeWing
  15. 15Roger GouldFull-back

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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.