Ireland give head coach Andy Farrell a winning send-off before his secondment to the British and Irish Lions with victory over Australia in Dublin.

Ireland may have scrapped their way to a 22-19 victory over Australia, but head coach Andy Farrell said he was "proud" of the manner in which his side had triumphed "in adversity". A sloppy first-half with many handling errors left Ireland trailing 13-5 to an Australia side coached by their former handler Joe Schmidt.

Ireland boss Andy Farrell has declared himself delighted he is stepping back temporarily as head coach with a 22-19 comeback win.

Dublin: Ireland showed character to deny former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return to Lansdowne Road on Saturday by edging Australia 22-19 in a scrappy encounter in their one-off Rugby Test.

Ireland concluded their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a hard-fought 22-19 win over Australia at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Can Ireland wrap up the autumn internationals with victory in Dublin or will this emerging Australian team spoil the party?

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland fought back from a halftime deficit to mark a 150th anniversary with a scruffy 22-19 victory over Australia on Saturday, sealing the victory in the last eight minutes and denying their former coach Joe Schmidt a winning return.

Can Ireland wrap up the autumn internationals with victory in Dublin or will this emerging Australian team spoil the party?

Gus McCarthy crashed over at the back of a rolling maul for the clinching try, ensuring Irish rugby's 150th birthday party wasn't spoiled by the Wallabies.