Ireland's new coach taught a lesson by Australia
Australia handed new Ireland coach Joe Schmidt his first defeat as they outclassed and outscored the hosts by four tries to none in an easy victory at the Aviva Stadium.
The Wallabies streaked to a 12-point lead when Nick Cummins and Michael Hooper finished off some slick play within six minutes of each other only for the boot of Jonathan Sexton and the visitors’ poor discipline to cut the advantage to 15-12 at the break.
A try, conversion and penalty from Quade Cooper within the opening 10 minutes of the second half restored Australia’s 12-point lead before Hooper put the tourists out of sight with his second try. Tevita Kuridrani was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the closing minutes.