Ireland couldn't hold off a late Australian onslaught as the Boys in Green slumped to a 45-17 defeat in Saturday's Rugby U20 World Championship.
Ryan Baird's red card stacked the odds against Ireland but, high on confidence following last week's resounding victory over England, they battled back to take the lead.
Stewart Moore produced a moment of individual brilliance to give Ireland an improbable seven-point gap just before the hour mark.
Take a bow Stewart Moore this try was pure individual brilliance @IrishRugby #WorldRugbyU20s pic.twitter.com/p7dRuT4I5y
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) June 8, 2019
Ireland conceded five tries in the final 20 minutes of the game to ship a heavy defeat ahead of their clash with Italy on Wednesday.
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