TheBreakdown
Full time26 November 2016
Ireland
27–24
Australia
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland · Tour 2016Head-to-head

Ireland won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. 19’PIreland penalty · Paddy Jackson3–0
  2. 25’TIreland try · Iain Henderson8–0
  3. 26’CIreland conversion · Paddy Jackson10–0
  4. 35’TIreland try · Garry Ringrose15–0
  5. 36’CIreland conversion · Paddy Jackson17–0
  6. 41’TAustralia try · Dane Haylett-Petty17–5
  7. 42’CAustralia conversion · Bernard Foley17–7
  8. 47’TAustralia try · Tevita Kuridrani17–12
  9. 48’CAustralia conversion · Bernard Foley17–14
  10. 51’PIreland penalty · Paddy Jackson20–14
  11. 58’TAustralia try · Sefa Naivalu20–19
  12. 59’CAustralia conversion · Bernard Foley20–21
  13. 62’PAustralia penalty · Bernard Foley20–24
  14. 67’TIreland try · Keith Earls25–24
  15. 68’CIreland conversion · Paddy Jackson27–24

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Jack McGrathProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Tadhg FurlongProp
  4. 4Iain HendersonSecond row
  5. 5Devin TonerSecond row
  6. 6CJ StanderFlanker
  7. 7Josh van der FlierFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Paddy JacksonFly-half
  11. 11Keith EarlsWing
  12. 12Garry RingroseCentre
  13. 13Jared PayneCentre
  14. 14Andrew TrimbleWing
  15. 15Rob KearneyFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Cian HealyBench
  18. 18Finlay BealhamBench
  19. 19Ultan DillaneBench
  20. 20Peter O'MahonyBench
  21. 21Kieran MarmionBench
  22. 22Joey CarberyBench
  23. 23Simon ZeboBench

Australia

  1. 1Scott SioProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Sekope KepuProp
  4. 4Rory ArnoldSecond row
  5. 5Rob SimmonsSecond row
  6. 6Dean MummFlanker
  7. 7Michael HooperFlanker
  8. 8David PocockNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard FoleyFly-half
  11. 11Henry SpeightWing
  12. 12Reece HodgeCentre
  13. 13Tevita KuridraniCentre
  14. 14Dane Haylett-PettyWing
  15. 15Israel FolauFull-back
  16. 16Tolu LatuBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Allan AlaalatoaBench
  19. 19Kane DouglasBench
  20. 20Sean McMahonBench
  21. 21Nick PhippsBench
  22. 22Quade CooperBench
  23. 23Sefa NaivaluBench

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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.