Ireland denied Australia a winning finish to their spring tour in Dublin, but it took every inch of effort to grind down a Wallabies team that defended bravely and very nearly rounded out a resurgent year on the best possible note.

Can Ireland wrap up the autumn internationals with victory in Dublin or will this emerging Australian team spoil the party?

Ireland 22 Australia 19 It was a game that Ireland dared not lose as the Irish Rugby Football Union celebrated its 150th anniversary, but Australia came agonisingly close to spoiling the party. In the end it took a late try by replacement hooker Gus McCarthy from a line-out drive to clinch the victory for Andy Farrell’s side,

Ireland player ratings live from Aviva Stadium: Andy Farrell came into this expecting his Irish side to produce their best performance of this Autumn Nations Series but they failed to deliver and in the end had to make-do with a tension-filled 22-19 success that was a nervous reprise of the narrow win over Australia two years ago.

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland fought back from a halftime deficit to mark a 150th anniversary with a scruffy 22-19 victory over Australia on Saturday, sealing the victory in the last eight minutes and denying their former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return.

Ireland give head coach Andy Farrell a winning send-off before his secondment to the British and Irish Lions with victory over Australia in Dublin.

Ireland boss Andy Farrell signed off before his British and Irish Lions sabbatical in victorious fashion thanks to a nervy 22-19 comeback win over Joe Schmidt’s Australia in Dublin. Gus McCarthy’s late try helped the hosts narrowly come out on top against former head coach Schmidt in an engrossing encounter marking the 150th anniversary of Irish rugby.

Ireland pulled off an impressive comeback against Australia in their Autumn Nations Series clash at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, clinching a 22-19 victory.

Ireland showed character to deny former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return to Lansdowne Road on Saturday by edging Australia 22-19 in a scrappy encounter in their one-off rugby Test. "It's a quality side,

Can Ireland wrap up the autumn internationals with victory in Dublin or will this emerging Australian team spoil the party?