Ireland scored a late try by Brian O'Driscoll which earned them a 20-all draw against Australia on Sunday at Croke Park in Dublin Ireland
O'Driscoll's most notable contribution on his 100th international appearance until then had been the third-minute handling error that led to the first of Australia's two tries.
Ireland tied the scores at 13-13 in the 56th minute when Bowe touched down for a converted try but Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom, who played in Dublin for Leinster last year, looked to have earned his team victory when he charged in at the corner midway through the second half.
An Australia victory looked inevitable when referee Jonathan Kaplan refused to award Bowe a second try with three minutes left because he was not sure the wing had grounded the ball.
But the Ireland players kept their nerve and, from a five-meter scrum, O'Driscoll went over.
Final Score Ireland 20 (6) Australia 20 (10)
Scorers
Ireland
Tries - Bowe, O'Driscoll
Penalties - O'Gara
Conversions - O'Gara
Drop G -
Tries - Mitchell, Elsom
Penalties - Giteau 2
Conversions - Giteau 2
Drop G -
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (RSA)
Assistant Referees: Christophe Berdos (FRA), Andrew Small (ENG)
Television Match Official: Geoff Warren (ENG)
Teams
Ireland (15-1) Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll (capt), Paddy Wallace, Luke Fitzgerald; Ronan O'Gara, Tomas O'Leary; Jamie Heaslip, David Wallace, Stephen Ferris, Paul O'Connell, Donncha O'Callaghan, John Hayes, Jerry Flannery, Cian Healy.
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tom Court, Leo Cullen, Denis Leamy, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton, Keith Earls.
Australia (15-1) Adam Ashley-Cooper; Peter Hynes, Digby Ioane, Quade Cooper, Drew Mitchell; Matt Giteau, Will Genia; Wycliff Palu, David Pocock, Rocky Elsom (capt), Mark Chisolm, James Horwill, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Benn Robinson.
Replacements: Tatafu Polota Nau, Matt Dunning, Dean Mumm, George Smith, Luke Burgess, Ryan Cross, James O'Connor.
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