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Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Lansdowne Road, Dublin · 20 October 1991Head-to-head
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Australia won by 1 point.Half-time 6–6 · Tries 1–3

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Tacklesmademissed
IRE3917
AUS3911
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE1/13/31
AUS2/21/10
← Australia attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
18′AustraliaTry, David Campese, converted0–4
54′AustraliaTry, David Campese, converted9–13
76′IrelandTry, Gordon Hamilton, converted16–15
80′AustraliaTry, Michael Lynagh18–19
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′
18′David Campese54′David Campese76′Gordon Hamilton80′Michael Lynagh
IRE

Team stats

AUS
25%Possession75%
75Carries74
324Metres gained289
2Clean breaks15
11Defenders beaten17
77Passes83
2Offloads7
39Tackles made39
17Tackles missed11
24/27Rucks won15/20
6/15Lineouts won19/27
17/17Scrums won15/15
3/6Mauls won14/14
8Penalties conceded10
73Kicks from hand53
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3 · AUS conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Gordon HamiltonFlanker
  8. 8Brian RobinsonNumber 8
  9. 9Rob SaundersScrum-half
  10. 10Ralph KeyesFly-half
  11. 11Jack ClarkeWing
  12. 12David CurtisCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Simon GeogheganWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. 16Kenny MurphyBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Fergus AherneBench
  19. 19Terry KingstonBench
  20. 20Gary HalpinBench
  21. 21Noel MannionBench

Australia

  1. 1Tony DalyProp
  2. 2Phil KearnsHooker
  3. 3Ewen McKenzieProp
  4. 4Rod McCallSecond row
  5. 5John EalesSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Jeff MillerFlanker
  8. 8Willie OfahengaueNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Jason LittleCentre
  14. 14Bob EgertonWing
  15. 15Marty RoebuckFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17John FlettBench
  18. 18Anthony HerbertBench
  19. 19Steve CutlerBench
  20. 20Dan CrowleyBench
  21. 21David NuciforaBench

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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.