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Ireland
13
Match Complete
Australia
10
| R. Byrne |  | 75 | ||
| 71 |  | B. Foley | ||
| 69 |  | J. Petaia | ||
| J. Crowley | | 66 | ||
| B. Aki | | 65 | ||
| 55 | | B. Foley | ||
| J. Crowley | | 9 |
| 1 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 1 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Wallabies are in Dublin for the fourth match of the Spring Tour where they take on world No.1 Ireland. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7am (AEDT).
After the disappointment of last week’s loss against Italy, Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has brought back a stack of experience as they look to get their tour back on track. There are 10 changes to the starting side this week and the Wallbies are coming up against an Irish side full of confidence after claiming wins in the Autumn Nations Series over South Africa and Fiji.
Mark Nawaqanitawase gets another crack on the right wing, albeit with another fullback alongside him with Andrew Kellaway getting the nod this week, perhaps giving a clue towards the Wallabies game plan this week.
The halves pairing of Nic White and Bernard Foley will need to control the tempo in this match or they could see Jamison Gibson-Park and Johnny Sexton have a field day, with Gibson-Park’s running game a real threat against unsuspecting defenders.
The Wallabies’ discipline has been a real problem this tour and if they’re not careful, Sexton will run up the Irish scores in multiples of three and put the heat on the Wallabies.
The naming of Taniela Tupou and Will Skelton on the bench indicates Rennie is looking to finish with a big power game. Skelton has been difficult for Irish sides to contain in past years with strong games for Saracens and La Rochelle against Leinster in the Champions Cup fresh in their minds.
The Ireland win over Fiji was described in some circles as ‘flat’ compared to the first-up win over South Africa and coach Andy Farrell will no doubt be looking for a lift in intensity this week.
Most of the talk this week has been about Mack Hansen coming up against his country of birth but there are bigger threats the Wallabies will need to be wary of. The tight five battle is one that will be one to watch for scrum enthusiasts with the Irish pair of Andrew Porter and Tadhg Furlong in good form.
So, get the coffee ready on Sunday morning and let’s get behind the Wallabies this week!
Prediction
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 7:00am (AEDT)
Streaming: Stan Sport
Odds: Ireland $1.22; Wallabies $4.40 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Australia
1. James Slipper 2. Dave Porecki 3. Allan Alaalatoa 4. Nick Frost 5. Cadeyrn Neville 6. Jed Holloway 7. Michael Hooper 8. Rob Valetini 9. Nic White 10. Bernard Foley 11. Tom Wright 12. Hunter Paisami 13. Len Ikitau 14. Mark Nawaqanitawase 15. Andrew Kellaway
Replacements: 16. Folau Fainga’a 17. Tom Robertson 18. Taniela Tupou 19. Will Skelton 20. Pete Samu 21. Jake Gordon 22. Noah Lolesio 23. Jordan Petaia
Ireland
1. Andrew Porter 2. Dan Sheehan 3. Tadhg Furlong 4. Tadhg Beirne 5. James Ryan 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan Doris 9. Jamison Gibson-Park 10. Johnny Sexton 11. Jimmy O’Brien 12. Stuart McCloskey 13. Garry Ringrose 14. Mack Hansen 15. Hugo Keenan
Replacements: 16. Rob Herring 17. Cian Healy 18. Finlay Bealham 19. Joe McCarthy 20. Jack Conan 21. Craig Casey 22. Jack Crowley 23. Bundee Aki
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