Stuart Maccloskey Josh Van Jack Crowley Ross Byrne Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Dan Sheehan Mark Nawaqanitawase Bernard Foley Australia Ireland Wallabies Sport Rugby player Stuart Maccloskey Josh Van Jack Crowley Ross Byrne Garry Ringrose Hugo Keenan Caelan Doris Dan Sheehan Mark Nawaqanitawase Bernard Foley Australia Ireland

Ireland player ratings: Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flier deliver against Australia

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Ireland edged past Australia in a turgid contest on Saturday night to complete a clean sweep of Autumn Nations Series wins.Ross Byrne came off the bench to kick a late pressure penalty and clinch a 13-10 victory, with fellow replacement Bundee Aki having scored the only try earlier in the second half.Here is how we rated the players.Hugo Keenan - 6Snuffed out Bernard Foley's dangerous kick midway through the first half and kicked well, which included one excellent touch-finder.

Few opportunities to shine in attack.Mack Hansen - 7Kept plugging away in attack and was a foot away from putting Jamison Gibson-Park over for a try.

Great duel with Mark Nawaqanitawase.Garry Ringrose - 7Shot out of the line to shut down Australian attacks and popped up with some big moments on both sides of the ball, including a lovely catch and offload.Stuart McCloskey - 6Got through plenty of work but was well marshalled by the Wallabies defence, which prevented him from utilising his offloading skills.Jimmy O'Brien - 5Playing his third different position in as many weeks and struggled in a faltering Irish attack.

Again proved a useful kicking option.Jack Crowley - 6A late inclusion after Johnny Sexton’s withdrawal. Took the ball to the line early on and nailed a three-pointer but wasn’t given the platform to showcase his attacking talents.Jamison Gibson-Park - 6The stop-start contest didn’t play to the scrum-half's strengths.

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