Reaction: Ireland squeeze home against Australia

About this episode

The episode discusses Ireland's narrow victory over Australia in a rugby match, analyzing the performance and implications for the team's summer window.

Ireland squeezed home against Australia after a Thomas Clarkson try and a missed kick from Ben Donaldson with the clock in the red. Was this a gutsy, narrow win on the road or a worryingly rusty start to their summer window? Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan join Nathan Johns to discuss. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Johns

Guests: Gordon D’Arcy, John O’Sullivan

Topics covered

• rugby
• Ireland vs Australia
• sports analysis
• match reaction
• team performance

Keywords

• Ireland
• Australia
• rugby
• match analysis
• Thomas Clarkson
• Ben Donaldson
• Gordon D’Arcy
• John O’Sullivan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Irish Times, Acast

Places: Ireland, Australia

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