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Saturday, 9 November, 2002, 14:17 GMT
Clockwatch: Ireland 18-9 Australia
All the action from Lansdowne Road as Ireland beat World champions Australia. The latest incidents come first. Please scroll down for earlier action. 87 mins: Referee Walsh blows the final whistle and Ireland celebrate their first home victory over Australia for 34 years. 80 mins: Australia pile on the pressure as the match enters seven minutes of stoppage time.
63 mins: Ireland are penalised for handling in a ruck, giving Aussie full-back Burke the opportunity to land his third penalty.
57 mins: O'Gara lands a magnificent penalty against the stiff breeze to stretch Ireland's lead. 49 mins: Australia go close to a try but the video adjudicator rules that Ireland's Shane Horgan got downward pressure before Stirling Mortlock.
47 mins: Flyhalf O'Gara's fine kicking form continues as he lands his fifth penalty to restore Ireland's nine-point lead. 44 mins: Burke reduces the arrears with a penalty. Ireland 12-6 Australia John Kelly replaces Ireland's injured winger Denis Hickie Half-time: Ireland 12-3 Australia
37 mins: O'Gara makes it four penalties from four to restore Ireland's nine-point advantage.
34 mins: Matt Burke scores Australia's first points with a penalty and passes the 800-point mark in international rugby. 29 mins: Australia are penalised for offside again allowing O'Gara to covert a straightforward penalty. 18 mins: O'Gara lands his second penalty to give Ireland a deserved six-point advantage. Ireland 6-0 Australia 16 mins: ACT lock Justin Harrison comes on as a replacement for Owen Finegan who has a shoulder injury.
12 mins: Ronan O'Gara gets the first points of the game with a penalty from just outside the '22'. 9 mins: Australia threaten near Ireland's try-line but are guilty of a knock-on. 2 mins: Ireland, with the elements in their favour, make an encouraging start on a rain-sodden pitch, pressing close to the Australian line.
Ireland: Dempsey, S. Horgan, B. O'Driscoll, Maggs, Hickie,
O'Gara, Stringer, Corrigan, S. Byrne, Hayes, Longwell, O'Kelly,
V. Costello, Foley, Gleeson.
Australia: Burke, Sailor, Mortlock, Herbert, Staniforth,
Larkham, Gregan, Stiles, Freier, Noriega, Finegan, Giffin,
Cockbain, Smith, Kefu. Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
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