Ireland tour
- Sydney, 16 June 1979
Australia
(0)
3 - 9
(3)
Ireland
(FT)
Teams
Australia
Ireland
Pens
PE McLean
Pens
Campbell
Drops
none
Drops
Campbell 2
Team
15
FB
Laurie Monaghan
14
W
Phil Crowe
13
C
Bill McKid
12
C
Tony Melrose
11
W
Brendan Moon
10
FH
Paul McLean
9
SH
Rod Hauser
1
P
John Meadows
2
H
Bill Ross
3
P
Stan Pilecki
4
L
Peter McLean
5
L
Keith Besomo
6
F
Tony Shaw
(c)
7
F
Greg Cornelsen
8
N8
Mark Loane
Replacements
16
Roger Cooke
17
Peter Carson
18
Andrew Slack
19
Chris Handy
20
Peter Horton
21
Duncan Hall
Team
15
FB
Rodney O'Donnell
14
W
John Moloney
13
C
Mike Gibson
12
C
Paul McNaughton
11
W
Terry Kennedy
10
FH
Ollie Campbell
9
SH
Colin Patterson
1
P
Philip Orr
2
H
Ciaran Fitzgerald
3
P
Ginger McLoughlin
4
L
Moss Keane
5
L
Harold Steele
6
F
Fergus Slattery
(c)
7
F
John O'Driscoll
8
N8
Willie Duggan
Notes
Result
Ireland won by a margin of 6 points
Ground name
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance
33476
Referee
RG Byres
Australia Test debuts
KS Besomo
Ireland Test debuts
none
Points scoring rules
try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3
Other scores
France XV tour
Fiji
4 - 13
France XV
Suva