Rocky Elsom of the Wallabies takes on the defence during the Lansdowne Cup Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and Ireland at Suncorp Stadium on June 26, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia.(June 25, 2010 -All Photos by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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Wallabies return to winning ways
Australia bounced back from their defeat at the hands of England with a hard-fought 22-15 victory over Ireland in their clash at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Tomas O'Leary of the Irish passes the ball**
Ireland running on empty
Opportunity knocked for a host of individuals and collectively as the Wallabies were there for the taking in Bribane today, but an under-strength Ireland, drained at the end of their marathon 44-week season, couldn’t take their chances despite huge positive intent.
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Jonathan Sexton of Ireland is tackled by Matt Giteau**
Wallabies hold out Ireland in a mistake-riddled Test match in Brisbane
Australia wriggled home 22-15 with an unconvincing victory at Suncorp Stadium, failing to solve their inconsistency issues and goalkicking problems.
Despite being hit hard by injuries, which have claimed eight of their first-choice players, flanker Elsom wasn't satisfied with the two-try shutout in their last Test before taking on the might of New Zealand and South Africa.
Despite being hit hard by injuries, which have claimed eight of their first-choice players, flanker Elsom wasn't satisfied with the two-try shutout in their last Test before taking on the might of New Zealand and South Africa.
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