Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Ireland v Australia - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - November 30, 2024 Australia's Tate McDermott in action as he is tackled by Ireland's Josh van der Flier and Craig Casey REUTERS/Lorraine O'sullivan
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland fought back from a halftime deficit to mark a 150th anniversary with a scruffy 22-19 victory over Australia on Saturday, sealing the victory in the last eight minutes and denying their former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return.
The home side, celebrating Irish rugby's birthday, were 13-5 down at the break but rallied back from an error-filled first half to post a narrow success.
