SCOTT SIO 6

Scrummaging and defence was decent but little on show with the ball.

BRANDON PAENGA-AMOSA 5

A nervous debut; line out throws were off but jumper timing was to blame as well. Scrummed well, and ran hard.

SEKOPE KEPU 6

Scrummed well and defended well, particularly in cover. A solid shift.

IZACK RODDA 5

No real impact from the big Queenslander but defended well when the runners came his way.

ADAM COLEMAN 6

Some big hits from Coleman, who made his muscle felt in defence. Lineout issues will trouble him as chief caller.

MATCH: Pocock stars in Wallabies win

DAVID POCOCK 9

Utterly brilliant. Everywhere in defence. Avoided Irish stifling and poor refereeing for some big steals. Match-sealing try.

MICHAEL HOOPER 7

A lion-hearted shift as usual and some very good captaincy in the last 20 minutes.

CALEB TIMU 6

Some strong tackling in the opening half but not much opportunity with the ball.

WILL GENIA 8

Coming off injury, a superb game running the show. The smartest man in Australian rugby.

BERNARD FOLEY 6

Good hands and support for his own try but kicking options made life hard in the first half.

MARIKA KOROIBETE 6

Hard defence all night, with missed read and a too-straight run to the line his only blemish.

KURTLEY BEALE 7

A constant threat in attack. The Wallabies are twice as good an attacking force with Beale. Strong defence, too.

SAMU KEREVI 6

Good muscle in contact and answered plenty of questions in defence.

DANE HAYLETT-PETTY 6

Took high balls strongly all night and set up Foley’s try well.

ISRAEL FOLAU 7

Though they looked for him too often, Folau is a constant danger in the air. His try was well-finished but ridiculously disallowed.

RESERVES

TOLU LATU 7

Big shift off the bench. Huge scrum penalty was the game sealer.

TOM ROBERTSON 7

One of the most improved players in Australia. Great footwork in contact, and credit for the scrum penalty too.

TANIELA TUPOU 7

How good is this bloke going to be? Limited minutes but won that scrum penalty and threatened near the line.

ROB SIMMONS 5

Good strong effort with his limited minutes. Lineout cleaned up with him on, too.

LUKHAN TUI 4

Made his tackles but not much game time.

PETE SAMU 6

Assured debut for the man of the moment. Good strong carries and made a key steal.

NICK PHIPPS 5

No mistakes but not enough time to show anything.

REECE HODGE 5

A few strong runs but limited game time.

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