Ireland up intensity to force series decider

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Taking advantage: Tadgh Furlong crashes over for Ireland’s second try
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GRAND SLAM winners Ireland showed their class in Melbourne yesterday with a more convincing win than the scoreline might suggest and now have the wind in their sails for the series decider in Sydney on Saturday.
Ireland noticeably dropped off in the second half last week in Brisbane but maintained their physicality and intensity for the full 80 here and, apart from the very start and the very end, controlled the game well.
They also had to adapt to an eccentric perfor...

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