Ireland 46-19 Australia
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Attendance: 51,700
Ireland v Australia Match Reports
Ireland ran up a record 46-19 score against Australia in an emphatic victory at the Aviva Stadium. Mack Hansen stunned the visitors with two early tries to give Ireland the perfect start, and completed his hat-trick by the half-hour mark. Len Ikitau and Fraser McReight had replied with tries for the Wallabies, but Ireland were 19-14 up at half-time. After the break, Sam Prendergast slotted a drop-goal and Jack Crowley added a penalty to extend the lead. Captain Caelan Doris powered over for Ireland's fourth try in the 70th minute, before Billy Pollard gave Australia brief hope with a late response. But Ireland finished strongly, with Ryan Baird and Robbie Henshaw scoring late tries to seal a dominant victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Mack Hansen scores rapid hat-trick as Ireland beat Australia for record win
- BBC: Hansen scores hat-trick as Ireland thrash Wallabies
- Sky Sports: Mack Hansen scores hat-trick as hosts secure record victory over jaded Wallabies
- RTE: Mack Hansen lights up Aviva Stadium as Ireland rout Australia
- Irish Times: Mack Hansen’s first-half hat-trick sets Ireland on the road to record victory over Australia
- Wallabies Rugby: Ireland runs away with victory over Wallabies in wet Dublin
Ireland v Australia - Match Highlights
Ireland v Australia - Match Stats
Ireland (19) 46
Try: Hansen (6', 11', 28'), Doris (70'), Baird (78'), Henshaw (80'+1)
Conversion: S Prendergast (7', 11'), Crowley (71', 78', 80'+2)
Penalty: Crowley (62')
Drop-goal: S Prendergast (56')
Australia (14) 19
Try: Ikitau (18'), McReight (40'), Pollard (74')
Conversion: O'Connor (19', 40'+1)
Man of the match: Mack Hansen (Ireland)
Ireland v Australia - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Paddy McCarthy
- 2 Dan Sheehan
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 James Ryan
- 5 Tadhg Beirne
- 6 Ryan Baird
- 7 Caelan Doris (Captain)
- 8 Jack Conan
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
- 10 Sam Prendergast
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Stuart McCloskey
- 13 Robbie Henshaw
- 14 Tommy O'Brien
- 15 Mack Hansen
Replacements
- 16 Ronan Kelleher
- 17 Andrew Porter
- 18 Thomas Clarkson
- 19 Nick Timoney
- 20 Cian Prendergast
- 21 Craig Casey
- 22 Jack Crowley
- 23 Bundee Aki
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Angus Bell
- 2 Matt Faessler
- 3 Allan Alaalatoa
- 4 Jeremy Williams
- 5 Tom Hooper
- 6 Rob Valetini
- 7 Fraser McReight
- 8 Harry Wilson (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Jake Gordon
- 10 James O'Connor
- 11 Harry Potter
- 12 Len Ikitau
- 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii
- 14 Filipo Daugunu
- 15 Max Jorgensen
Replacements
- 16 Billy Pollard
- 17 Tom Robertson
- 18 Zane Nonggorr
- 19 Nick Frost
- 20 Carlo Tizzano
- 21 Ryan Lonergan
- 22 Tane Edmed
- 23 Andrew Kellaway

