Teams

Australia	Ireland
Tries Gerrard, Gregan, Holmes, Latham, Shepherd	Tries NAC Best, O'Gara
Cons Mortlock 3	Cons O'Gara
Pens Mortlock 2	Pens O'Gara
Team 15 FB Chris Latham 14 W Mark Gerrard 13 C Stirling Mortlock 12 C Mat Rogers 11 W Lote Tuqiri 10 FH Stephen Larkham 9 SH George Gregan (c) 1 P Greg Holmes 2 H Tai McIsaac 3 P Guy Shepherdson 4 L Nathan Sharpe 5 L Dan Vickerman 6 F Mark Chisholm 7 F George Smith 8 N8 Rocky Elsom     Replacements 16 H Jeremy Paul 17 P Al Baxter 18 N8 Wycliff Palu 19 F Phil Waugh 20 SH Sam Cordingley 21 C Clyde Rathbone 22 FB Cameron Shepherd	Team 15 FB Girvan Dempsey 14 W Shane Horgan 13 C Brian O'Driscoll (c) 12 C Gordon D'Arcy 11 W Andrew Trimble 10 FH Ronan O'Gara 9 SH Peter Stringer 1 P Marcus Horan 2 H Jerry Flannery 3 P John Hayes 4 L Donncha O'Callaghan 5 L Paul O'Connell 6 F Neil Best 7 F David Wallace 8 N8 Denis Leamy     Replacements 16 H Rory Best 17 P Bryan Young 18 L Mick O'Driscoll 19 F Keith Gleeson 20 SH Isaac Boss 21 FH Jeremy Staunton 22 FB Geordan Murphy

Notes

Result Australia won by a margin of 22 points

Ground name Subiaco Oval, Perth

Attendance 38200

Referee KM Deaker (New Zealand)

Australia Test debuts GT Shepherdson

Ireland Test debuts none

Other scores

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Cook Islands	10 - 77	Tonga	Raratonga
France tour
South Africa	26 - 36	France	Cape Town
New Zealand tour
Argentina	19 - 25	New Zealand	Buenos Aires
Nations Cup
Italy A	32 - 29	Russia	Lisbon
Portugal	19 - 24	Argentina Jaguares	Lisbon
Pacific Nations Cup
Junior All Blacks	38 - 8	Japan	Dunedin
Fiji	23 - 20	Samoa	Suva