IRE
No.Name
15Rob Kearney, FB
14Tommy Bowe, W
13Brian O'Driscoll, C
12Gordon D'Arcy, C
11Keith Earls, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH
2
9Eoin Reddan, SH
1Cian Healy, P
2Rory Best, H
3Mike Ross, P
4Donncha O'Callaghan, L
5Paul O'Connell, L
6Stephen Ferris, FL
7Sean O'Brien, FL
8Jamie Heaslip, N8
Replacements
16Sean Cronin, -
17Tom Court, P
18Donnacha Ryan, -
19Denis Leamy, -
20Conor Murray, SH
21Ronan O'Gara, C
2
22Andrew Trimble, C

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Eden Park
9:30 AM, September 17, 2011
Attendance: 58,678
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

82'6-15 End of half
82'6-15 End of half
81'+16-15 End of second half
77'Substitute on - Tom Court , Ireland
77'Player substituted - Mike Ross , Ireland
75'Player substituted - Rob Kearney , Ireland
75'Substitute on - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
75'Substitute on - Drew Mitchell , Australia
75'Player substituted - Anthony Fainga'a , Australia
75'Substitute on - Scott Higginbotham , Australia
75'Player substituted - Radike Samo , Australia
73'Player substituted - Rocky Elsom , Australia
73'Substitute on - Wycliff Palu , Australia
71'6-15 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
70'Wallaby scrum five metres from their own line. Ireland turn the screw and that's another penalty against the Wallaby front-row. O'Gara slots the resulting kick from just to the right of the posts and Ireland lead by nine. They're getting closer.
63'Player substituted - Dan Vickerman , Australia
63'Substitute on - Rob Simmons , Australia
63'Substitute on - James Slipper , Australia
63'Player substituted - Ben Alexander , Australia
63'6-12 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
62'The Wallabies' front-row are again penalised, this time for collapsing the scrum and that's a penalty for Ireland. Both Sexton and O'Gara are on the field now but it is the latter who's chosen to take the resulting kick - and that was the right call, the veteran fly-half splitting the sticks to put six points between the sides.
62'Substitute on - Brian O'Driscoll , Ireland
62'Player substituted - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
60'Player substituted - Brian O'Driscoll , Ireland
60'Substitute on - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
58'Substitute on - Conor Murray , Ireland
58'Player substituted - Eoin Reddan , Ireland
50'Player substituted - Gordon D'Arcy , Ireland
50'Substitute on - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
49'6-9 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
48'Horwill is caught offside at an Irish ruck just outside the Wallaby 22 and that's a penalty for the Irish. Sexton's strike is sweet and true and Ireland are deservedly back in the lead. Just reward for some excellent work from their big ball carriers.
41'6-6 End of first half
40'6-6 Start of second half
24'6-6 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , Australia
23'Sean O'Brien is guilty of playing the ball on the ground and O'Connor makes no mistake with the resulting penalty attempt to draw the Wallabies level.
19'3-6 Drop goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
18'After some truly terrific work from the forwards, Sexton drops into the pocket and knocks over a drop goal. Ireland lead.
16'3-3 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
15'After a great tackle on Horwill by O'Connell, Healy swarms all over the Wallabies skipper and forces him into the concession of a penalty for not releasing the ball. Sexton lands the resulting penalty from the right-hand side. Great response from the Irish.
11'3-0 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , Australia
10'Ireland are penalised for illegal scrummaging and O'Connor slots the resulting penalty from right in front of the posts to give the Wallabies a deserved lead after a spell of incessant pressure.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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