Ireland managed to resist Australia as they went on to register a 21-26 victory in the second Test at AAMI Park and levelled the series 1-1 with one game to go.
Bernard Foley contributed with 13 points as Australia controlled the final 10 minutes to win the first Test against Ireland at Suncorp Stadium with an 18-9 margin.
Wandisile Simelane scored a hat-trick as South Africa U20 went on to complete a 30-17 win over Ireland in their World Rugby U20 Championship in Narbonne on Sunday.
A dominating second-half performance from France proved enough as they edged out Ireland 26-24 in their World Rugby U20 Championship opener in Perpignan on Wednesday.
Ireland international Keith Earls has been sidelined for up to six weeks following a knee injury that he sustained in the Grand Slam winning final round Six Nations Championship encounter against England.
Ireland went on to clinch their third Grand Slam in the recently concluded Six Nations 2018 tournament after beating England 15-24 in the final round. Here are few of the key points from the tournament.
Joe Schmidt has hailed his Mr Reliable Rob Kearney and predicts a strong future for the full-back as Ireland swept to the Grand Slam in the recently concluded Six Nations tournament.
Ireland marked St. Patrick's Day celebration with a convincing 15-24 win over England in the final round of the Six Nations Championship at Twickenham Stadium as they went on to clinch the Grand Slam for the third time.