2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

Series of rugby union matches

2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

Coach(es)| Joe Schmidt
Tour captain(s)| Rory Best
Peter O'Mahony
Top test point scorer(s)| Johnny Sexton (31)
Top test try scorer(s)|

Eight players

* Kurtley Beale (1)
* Andrew Conway (1)
* Bernard Foley (1)
* Tadhg Furlong (1)
* Marika Koroibete (1)
* David Pocock (1)
* CJ Stander (1)
* Taniela Tupou (1)

Summary| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Total| | 03|  02|  00|  01

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Test match| | 03|  02|  00|  01

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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Australia| | 3|  2|  0|  1

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Tour chronology
Previous tour| Japan 2017
Next tour| New Zealand 2022

In June 2018, Ireland played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2018 June rugby union tests. It was the first time Ireland had played a test series against Australia in Australia since 2010. The series was part of the sixth year of the global rugby calendar established by World Rugby, which runs through to 2019.[1]

## Fixtures

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Date  | Venue  | Home  | Score  | Away

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9 June 2018  | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Australia | 18–9 |  Ireland
16 June 2018  | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Australia | 21–26 |  Ireland
23 June 2018  | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Australia | 16–20 |  Ireland

## Squads

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Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 9 June, the first test match of the tour.

### Ireland

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On 23 May 2018, Joe Schmidt named a 32-man squad for the 2018 June rugby union tests.[2]

On 31 May, tour captain Rory Best was ruled out of the test series with a hamstring injury. Munster's Niall Scannell was called-up to replace him, with Peter O'Mahony and Johnny Sexton sharing the captaincy duties for the tour.[3]

Dave Kilcoyne trained with the squad as injury cover for Cian Healy ahead of the third test, whilst Will Addison also trained with the team, though neither player was officially added to the touring squad.[4]

Coaching team:

* Head coach: Joe Schmidt
* Defence coach: Andy Farrell
* Forwards coach: Simon Easterby
* Scrum coach: Greg Feek

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Rory Best (c) | Hooker |  (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 35)  | 111  | Ulster
Seán Cronin | Hooker |  (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 32)  | 61  | Leinster
Rob Herring | Hooker |  (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 27)  | 3  | Ulster
Niall Scannell | Hooker |  (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 26)  | 7  | Munster
Tadhg Furlong | Prop |  (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 25)  | 23  | Leinster
Cian Healy | Prop |  (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 30)  | 78  | Leinster
Jack McGrath | Prop |  (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 28)  | 47  | Leinster
Andrew Porter | Prop |  (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 22)  | 7  | Leinster
John Ryan | Prop |  (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 29)  | 13  | Munster
Tadhg Beirne | Lock |  (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 26)  | 0  | Scarlets
Iain Henderson | Lock |  (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 26)  | 38  | Ulster
Quinn Roux | Lock |  (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 27)  | 5  | Connacht
James Ryan | Lock |  (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 21)  | 8  | Leinster
Devin Toner | Lock |  (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 31)  | 58  | Leinster
Dan Leavy | Flanker |  (1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 24)  | 9  | Leinster
Jordi Murphy | Flanker |  (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 27)  | 20  | Leinster
Peter O'Mahony (vc) | Flanker |  (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 28)  | 47  | Munster
Jack Conan | Number 8 |  (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 25)  | 7  | Leinster
CJ Stander | Number 8 |  (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 28)  | 23  | Munster
John Cooney | Scrum-half |  (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 (aged 28)  | 1  | Ulster
Kieran Marmion | Scrum-half |  (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 26)  | 21  | Connacht
Conor Murray | Scrum-half |  (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 29)  | 64  | Munster
Ross Byrne | Fly-half |  (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 23)  | 0  | Leinster
Joey Carbery | Fly-half |  (1995-11-01)1 November 1995 (aged 22)  | 10  | Leinster
Johnny Sexton (vc) | Fly-half |  (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 32)  | 73  | Leinster
Bundee Aki | Centre |  (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 28)  | 7  | Connacht
Robbie Henshaw | Centre |  (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 24)  | 33  | Leinster
Garry Ringrose | Centre |  (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 23)  | 13  | Leinster
Andrew Conway | Wing |  (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 26)  | 6  | Munster
Keith Earls | Wing |  (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 30)  | 67  | Munster
Jacob Stockdale | Wing |  (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 22)  | 9  | Ulster
Rob Kearney | Fullback |  (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 32)  | 83  | Leinster
Jordan Larmour | Fullback |  (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 20)  | 3  | Leinster

### Australia

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On 30 May 2018, Michael Cheika named a 32-man squad for the three-test series against Ireland.[5]

On 3 June, Pete Samu was added to the squad after New Zealand Rugby agreed to release the flanker, who plays for Crusaders in New Zealand, for the test series.[6] On the same day however, hooker Jordan Uelese was ruled out of the series with a knee injury sustained playing for Melbourne Rebels.[7] Tolu Latu was called-up to the squad to replace Uelese.[8]

On 18 June, Jake Gordon was called-up to replace the injured Will Genia.[9]

Coaching team:

* Head coach: Michael Cheika
* Attack coach: Stephen Larkham
* Forwards coach: Simon Raiwalui
* Defence coach: Nathan Grey

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Franchise/province

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Folau Fainga'a | Hooker |  (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Brandon Paenga-Amosa | Hooker |  (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 22)  | 0  |  Queensland Reds
Tolu Latu | Hooker |  (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 25)  | 4  |  Waratahs
Jordan Uelese | Hooker |  (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Melbourne Rebels
Allan Alaalatoa | Prop |  (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 24)  | 22  |  Brumbies
Sekope Kepu | Prop |  (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 32)  | 91  |  Waratahs
Tom Robertson | Prop |  (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 23)  | 18  |  Waratahs
Scott Sio | Prop |  (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 33) | 43  |  Brumbies
Taniela Tupou | Prop |  (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) | 1  |  Queensland Reds
Rory Arnold | Lock |  (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 27)  | 15  |  Brumbies
Adam Coleman | Lock |  (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 26)  | 20  |  Melbourne Rebels
Rob Simmons | Lock |  (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 29)  | 82  |  Waratahs
Izack Rodda | Lock |  (1996-08-20)20 August 1996 (aged 21)  | 4  |  Queensland Reds
Lukhan Tui | Lock |  (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 21)  | 4  |  Queensland Reds
Ned Hanigan | Flanker |  (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 23)  | 12  |  Waratahs
Michael Hooper (c) | Flanker |  (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 26)  | 79  |  Waratahs
David Pocock | Flanker |  (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 30)  | 66  |  Brumbies
Peter Samu | Flanker |  (1991-12-17)17 December 1991 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Crusaders
Caleb Timu | Number 8 |  (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 24)  | 0  |  Queensland Reds
Will Genia | Scrum-half |  (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 30)  | 88  |  Melbourne Rebels
Jake Gordon | Scrum-half |  (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 24)  | 0  |  Waratahs
Nick Phipps | Scrum-half |  (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 29)  | 61  |  Waratahs
Joe Powell | Scrum-half |  (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 24)  | 3  |  Brumbies
Bernard Foley | Fly-half |  (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 28)  | 55  |  Waratahs
Kurtley Beale | Centre |  (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29)  | 71  |  Waratahs
Samu Kerevi | Centre |  (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 24)  | 18  |  Queensland Reds
Tevita Kuridrani | Centre |  (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 27)  | 58  |  Brumbies
Sefa Naivalu | Centre |  (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 26)  | 7  |  Melbourne Rebels
Curtis Rona | Centre |  (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 26)  | 3  |  Waratahs
Dane Haylett-Petty | Wing |  (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 28)  | 18  |  Melbourne Rebels
Reece Hodge | Wing |  (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23)  | 24  |  Melbourne Rebels
Marika Koroibete | Wing |  (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 25)  | 8  |  Melbourne Rebels
Tom Banks | Fullback |  (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Brumbies
Israel Folau | Fullback |  (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 29)  | 62  |  Waratahs
Jack Maddocks | Fullback |  (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Melbourne Rebels

## Matches

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### First Test

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9 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 18–9|  Ireland

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Try: Foley 33' m
Pocock 71' c
Con: Foley (1/2) 73'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 2', 69'| Report[10]| Pen: Carbery (3/3) 13', 25', 55'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane[11]
Attendance: 46,273
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Israel Folau
RW | 14 | Dane Haylett-Petty |  |  62'
OC | 13 | Samu Kerevi
IC | 12 | Kurtley Beale
LW | 11 | Marika Koroibete
FH | 10 | Bernard Foley
SH | 9 | Will Genia |  |  73'
N8 | 8 | Caleb Timu |  |  48' |  58' |  62'
OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c)
BF | 6 | David Pocock |  |  73'
RL | 5 | Adam Coleman
LL | 4 | Izack Rodda |  |  54'
TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu |  |  55'
HK | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |  |  55'
LP | 1 | Scott Sio |  |  62'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tolu Latu |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Tom Robertson |  |  62'
PR | 18 | Taniela Tupou |  |  55'
LK | 19 | Rob Simmons |  |  54'
LK | 20 | Lukhan Tui |  |  73'
FL | 21 | Pete Samu |  |  48' |  58' |  62'
SH | 22 | Nick Phipps |  |  73'
WG | 23 | Reece Hodge |  |  62'
Coach:
Michael Cheika
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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Keith Earls |  |  24'
OC | 13 | Robbie Henshaw
IC | 12 | Bundee Aki
LW | 11 | Jacob Stockdale
FH | 10 | Joey Carbery |  |  56'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  77'
N8 | 8 | CJ Stander
OF | 7 | Jordi Murphy
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Iain Henderson |  |  64'
LL | 4 | James Ryan
TP | 3 | John Ryan |  |  47'
HK | 2 | Rob Herring |  |  56'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  47'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  56'
PR | 17 | Cian Healy |  |  47'
PR | 18 | Tadhg Furlong |  |  47'
LK | 19 | Quinn Roux |  |  64'
N8 | 20 | Jack Conan |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Kieran Marmion |  |  77'
FH | 22 | Johnny Sexton |  |  56'
FB | 23 | Jordan Larmour |  |  24'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Will Genia (Australia)[10]

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

* Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Pete Samu and Caleb Timu (all Australia) made their international debuts.[12]

### Second Test

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16 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 21–26|  Ireland

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Try: Beale 1' c
Penalty try 25'
Tupou 77' c
Con: Foley (2/2) 2', 77'| Report[13]| Try: Conway 6' c
Furlong 53' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 7', 55'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 12', 16', 21', 65'
AAMI Park, Melbourne[11]
Attendance: 29,018
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

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FB | 15 | Israel Folau
RW | 14 | Dane Haylett-Petty
OC | 13 | Samu Kerevi
IC | 12 | Kurtley Beale |  |  63'
LW | 11 | Marika Koroibete |  6' to 16'
FH | 10 | Bernard Foley
SH | 9 | Will Genia |  |  26'
N8 | 8 | Caleb Timu |  |  40'
OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c)
BF | 6 | David Pocock
RL | 5 | Adam Coleman |  |  42'
LL | 4 | Izack Rodda |  |  55'
TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu |  |  50'
HK | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |  |  40'
LP | 1 | Scott Sio |  |  71'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tolu Latu |  |  40'
PR | 17 | Tom Robertson |  |  71'
PR | 18 | Taniela Tupou |  |  50'
LK | 19 | Rob Simmons |  |  42'
LK | 20 | Lukhan Tui |  |  40'
FL | 21 | Pete Samu |  |  55'
SH | 22 | Nick Phipps |  |  26'
WG | 23 | Reece Hodge |  |  63'
Coach:
Michael Cheika
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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Andrew Conway |  |  14'
OC | 13 | Garry Ringrose
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  78'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray
N8 | 8 | CJ Stander
OF | 7 | Dan Leavy |  |  31' |  38' |  40'
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) |  |  63'
RL | 5 | James Ryan
LL | 4 | Devin Toner |  |  75'
TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong |  |  71'
HK | 2 | Niall Scannell |  |  48'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  26' to 36' |  |  |  45'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Rob Herring |  |  48'
PR | 17 | Jack McGrath |  76' to 80' |  31' |  38' |  45'
PR | 18 | Andrew Porter |  |  71'
LK | 19 | Tadhg Beirne |  |  63'
FL | 20 | Jordi Murphy |  |  |  |  40'
SH | 21 | John Cooney |  |  78'
FH | 22 | Joey Carbery |  |  75'
FB | 23 | Jordan Larmour |  |  14'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)[13]

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

* Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) made his international debut.[13]
* This was Ireland's first win against Australia in Australia since their 9–3 victory in Sydney in 1979.[13]

### Third Test

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23 June 2018
20:05 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia | 16–20|  Ireland

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Try: Koroibete 53' c
Con: Foley (1/1) 55'
Pen: Foley (3/4) 12', 21', 39'| Report[14]| Try: Stander 43' m
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 8', 29', 34', 40'+2, 78'
Allianz Stadium, Sydney[11]
Attendance: 44,085
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

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FB | 15 | Israel Folau |  30' to 40'
RW | 14 | Dane Haylett-Petty
OC | 13 | Samu Kerevi
IC | 12 | Kurtley Beale
LW | 11 | Marika Koroibete |  |  68'
FH | 10 | Bernard Foley
SH | 9 | Nick Phipps |  |  60'
N8 | 8 | David Pocock
OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |  |  15'
BF | 6 | Lukhan Tui
RL | 5 | Adam Coleman |  |  44'
LL | 4 | Izack Rodda |  |  71'
TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu |  |  55'
HK | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |  |  40'
LP | 1 | Scott Sio |  |  60'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tolu Latu |  |  40'
PR | 17 | Tom Robertson |  |  60'
PR | 18 | Taniela Tupou |  |  55'
LK | 19 | Rob Simmons |  |  44'
FL | 20 | Ned Hanigan |  |  71'
FL | 21 | Pete Samu |  |  15'
SH | 22 | Joe Powell |  |  60'
WG | 23 | Reece Hodge |  |  68'
Coach:
Michael Cheika
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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |  |  57'
RW | 14 | Keith Earls
OC | 13 | Robbie Henshaw
IC | 12 | Bundee Aki
LW | 11 | Jacob Stockdale |  20' to 30'
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton
SH | 9 | Conor Murray
N8 | 8 | Jack Conan |  |  68'
OF | 7 | Peter O'Mahony (c) |  |  30'
BF | 6 | CJ Stander
RL | 5 | James Ryan
LL | 4 | Devin Toner
TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong |  |  66'
HK | 2 | Niall Scannell |  |  55'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  55'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Rob Herring |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Cian Healy |  |  55'
PR | 18 | John Ryan |  |  66'
LK | 19 | Tadhg Beirne |  |  68'
FL | 20 | Jordi Murphy |  |  30'
SH | 21 | Kieran Marmion
FH | 22 | Ross Byrne
FB | 23 | Jordan Larmour |  |  57'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)[14]

Touch judges:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Cam Stone (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

* Peter O'Mahony and Jack McGrath (both Ireland) won their 50th test caps.[14]
* This was Ireland's first series victory against Australia since 1979, whilst Ireland also retained the Lansdowne Cup.[14]

## Statistics

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Key

* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points

### Ireland statistics

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| Name  | Played  | Tries  | Con  | Pen  | DG  | Pts  |  |

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Johnny Sexton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | – | –
Joey Carbery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | – | –
Tadhg Furlong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
CJ Stander | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Andrew Conway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | –
Keith Earls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Cian Healy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
Robbie Henshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Rob Herring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Rob Kearney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Jordan Larmour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Jack McGrath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
Jordi Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Conor Murray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Peter O'Mahony | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
James Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Bundee Aki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Tadhg Beirne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Jack Conan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Niall Scannell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Jacob Stockdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –
John Cooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Seán Cronin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Iain Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Dan Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Kieran Marmion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Andrew Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Garry Ringrose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Quinn Roux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | –
Rory Best | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour
Ross Byrne | Did not play

### Test series statistics

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| Name  | Team  | Tries  | Con  | Pen  | DG  | Pts

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Johnny Sexton |  Ireland | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31
Bernard Foley |  Australia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28
Joey Carbery |  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9
Kurtley Beale |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Andrew Conway |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Tadhg Furlong |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Marika Koroibete |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
David Pocock |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
CJ Stander |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
Taniela Tupou |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5

## See also

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* 2018 June rugby union tests
* History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland

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* South America 1952
* Argentina 1970
* North America 1989
* 2000
* Argentina 2007
* North America 2009
* North America 2013
* Argentina 2014

Oceania|

* 1976
* 1997
* 2003

Japan|

* 1985
* 2005
* 2017

See also|

* The Fields of Athenry
* Ireland's Call
* "Zombie"

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