IRELAND head coach Joe Schmidt praised his side: “A heck of a lot of it tonight was about character.
“The Wallabies came back in waves, but credit to Jordan Larmour, Jordi Murphy, Tadhg Beirne for coming into a real furnace and coming out on the other side.
“I hope that furnace helps them become the diamonds that we need.
“The provinces do a great job looking after the players and making sure they have enough juice in the tank. I don’t think we could play again next week, though, I think all that juice has gone.”
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