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An All-Time THRILLER 🔥 | Australia v Ireland | Nations Championship 2026 | Highlights
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Watch all the highlights as Australia and Ireland played out an all-time thriller in Sydney in a match that went right down to the wire in the new Nations Championship competition!
The match was full of tries and tense moments as the two sides looked to kick off the new competition with a bang!
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00:00:00 - Long Match Start by Ireland
00:01:01 - Long Try by Dylan Pietsch
00:02:16 - Conversion by Carter Gordon
00:02:23 - Long Try by Cian Prendergast
00:03:14 - Long Try by Jock Campbell
00:04:46 - Conversion by Carter Gordon
00:04:53 - Long Try by Josh van der Flier
00:05:18 - Conversion by Sam Prendergast
00:05:28 - Long Try by Josh Canham
00:06:37 - Conversion by Carter Gordon
00:06:45 - Long Try by Ryan Lonergan
00:07:54 - Conversion by Carter Gordon
00:08:01 - Long Try by Jamison Gibson-Park
00:09:43 - Second Half Start by Australia
00:09:55 - Long Try by Hugo Keenan
00:10:47 - Conversion by Sam Prendergast
00:10:58 - Long Try by Tate McDermott
00:11:47 - Conversion by Carter Gordon
00:11:56 - Penalty by Jimmy O'Brien
00:12:27 - Penalty Goal by Ben Donaldson
00:12:50 - Card by Lachlan Shaw
00:13:19 - Long Try by Thomas Clarkson
00:13:58 - Conversion by Sam Prendergast
00:14:10 - Penalty by Bundee Aki
00:14:48 - Match End by Ireland
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