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Nations Championship 2026 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Gadigal · 4 July 2026Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 2 points.Half-time 24–19 · Tries 5–5 · AUS 1 yellow card

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310141924274247537753143Attacks1350Ball won10420131482148651181072034527%Own 2234%Own half71%Opp half84%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS15318
IRE17331
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS3/50/20
IRE4/50/00
← Ireland attack · Australia 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
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
3′AustraliaTry, Dylan Pietsch5–0
10′IrelandTry, Cian Prendergast, converted5–5
14′AustraliaTry, Jock Campbell10–7
19′IrelandTry, Josh van der Flier10–12
24′AustraliaTry, Josh Canham, converted15–12
27′AustraliaTry, Ryan Lonergan, converted22–12
42′IrelandTry, Jamison Gibson-Park, converted24–17
47′IrelandTry, Hugo Keenan, converted24–24
53′AustraliaTry, Tate McDermott, converted29–26
77′IrelandTry, Tom Clarkson, converted31–31
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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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′1 AUS card
3′Dylan Pietsch10′Cian Prendergast14′Jock Campbell19′Josh van der Flier24′Josh Canham27′Ryan Lonergan42′Jamison Gibson-Park47′Hugo Keenan53′Tate McDermott77′Tom Clarkson
AUS

Team stats

IRE
49%Possession51%
44%Territory56%
141Carries126
455Metres gained379
10Clean breaks4
31Defenders beaten18
194Passes188
7Offloads7
153Tackles made173
18Tackles missed31
114/115Rucks won102/104
11/12Lineouts won18/22
4/6Scrums won1/1
1/1Mauls won7/7
3Turnovers won2
12Penalties conceded10
22Kicks from hand22
620Kick metres689
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 3/5, penalties 0/2 · IRE conversions 4/5, penalties 0/0. 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

Australia

  1. 1Angus BellProp
  2. 2Josh NasserHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Josh CanhamSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Rob ValetiniFlanker
  7. 7Fraser McReightFlanker
  8. 8Harry WilsonNumber 8
  9. 9Ryan LonerganScrum-half
  10. 10Carter GordonFly-half
  11. 11Dylan PietschWing
  12. 12Len IkitauCentre
  13. 13Joseph SuaaliiCentre
  14. 14Max JorgensenWing
  15. 15Jock CampbellFull-back
  16. 16Brandon Paenga-AmosaBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Taniela TupouBench
  19. 19Lachlan ShawBench
  20. 20Tom HooperBench
  21. 21Tate McDermottBench
  22. 22Ben DonaldsonBench
  23. 23Tom WrightBench

Ireland

  1. 1Tom O'TooleProp
  2. 2Dan SheehanHooker
  3. 3Tadhg FurlongProp
  4. 4Joe McCarthySecond row
  5. 5James RyanSecond row
  6. 6Cian PrendergastFlanker
  7. 7Josh van der FlierFlanker
  8. 8Jack ConanNumber 8
  9. 9Jamison Gibson-ParkScrum-half
  10. 10Sam PrendergastFly-half
  11. 11Jamie OsborneWing
  12. 12Stuart McCloskeyCentre
  13. 13Garry RingroseCentre
  14. 14Jimmy O'BrienWing
  15. 15Hugo KeenanFull-back
  16. 16Ronan KelleherBench
  17. 17Jeremy LoughmanBench
  18. 18Tom ClarksonBench
  19. 19Tadhg BeirneBench
  20. 20Nick TimoneyBench
  21. 21Craig CaseyBench
  22. 22Ciaran FrawleyBench
  23. 23Bundee AkiBench

Match officials

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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.