TheBreakdown
Full time7 June 2003
Australia
45–16
Ireland
Subiaco Oval, Perth | Boorloo, Australia · Tour 2003Head-to-head

Australia won by 29 points.

Scoring

  1. 16’TAustralia try · George Gregan5–0
  2. 17’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley7–0
  3. 20’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys7–3
  4. 29’TIreland try · John Kelly7–8
  5. 30’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys7–10
  6. 31’TAustralia try · Elton Flatley12–10
  7. 32’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley14–10
  8. 34’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys14–13
  9. 44’PAustralia penalty · Elton Flatley17–13
  10. 53’TAustralia try · Steve Kefu22–13
  11. 54’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley24–13
  12. 58’PIreland penalty · Ronan O'Gara24–16
  13. 59’TAustralia try · George Gregan29–16
  14. 60’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley31–16
  15. 69’TAustralia try · Chris Latham36–16
  16. 70’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley38–16
  17. 71’TAustralia try43–16
  18. 72’CAustralia conversion · Elton Flatley45–16

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Bill YoungProp
  2. 2Jeremy PaulHooker
  3. 3Patricio NoriegaProp
  4. 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
  5. 5David GiffinSecond row
  6. 6David LyonsFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8Toutai KefuNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Elton FlatleyFly-half
  11. 11Joe RoffWing
  12. 12Steve KefuCentre
  13. 13Morgan TurinuiCentre
  14. 14Wendell SailorWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Brendan CannonBench
  17. 17Ben DarwinBench
  18. 18Dan VickermanBench
  19. 19Phil WaughBench
  20. 20Chris WhitakerBench
  21. 21Nathan GreyBench
  22. 22Lote TuqiriBench

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Shane ByrneHooker
  3. 3Reggie CorriganProp
  4. 4Gary LongwellSecond row
  5. 5Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  6. 6Alan QuinlanFlanker
  7. 7Keith GleesonFlanker
  8. 8Victor CostelloNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11John KellyWing
  12. 12Kevin MaggsCentre
  13. 13Geordan MurphyCentre
  14. 14Jimmy ToppingWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Paul ShieldsBench
  17. 17Emmett ByrneBench
  18. 18Paul O'ConnellBench
  19. 19Eric MillerBench
  20. 20Guy EasterbyBench
  21. 21Ronan O'GaraBench
  22. 22Tyrone HoweBench

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Context

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

Australia going in
Ireland 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.