Irish too good for Wallabies
Ireland remained on course for a clean sweep of victories from their autumn series by dispatching Australia 21-6 in deteriorating conditions at Lansdowne Road.
Denis Hickie showed his finishing skills for the first of Ireland's two tries, and Geordan Murphy concluded a breath-taking team score which effectively finished the Wallabies.
The tourists played into the strong wind after the interval - and with Ronan O'Gara in magnificent form once again, they could do little to prevent a record-equalling defeat to Ireland.
Skipper Stirling Mortlock landed two penalties but Australia never threatened to score a try and were not helped by having Phil Waugh and substitute Mat Rogers sin-binned simultaneously for fighting.
Ireland, who beat South Africa 32-15 last Saturday, have now clinched back-to-back victories over major southern hemisphere opposition for the first time.
As in the Springboks demolition, Brian O'Driscoll's side were superb in the first half when they scored both tries - and at one point they had strung together 21 phases of possession.
Australia were pulverised up front where man of the match Neil Best spearheaded a dominant forward display and Shane Horgan caught the eye with another dangerous turn.
