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Ireland’s Six Nations campaign saw them finish third. Although they won four of their five matches, a 15-point defeat to France in Dublin proved costly, as they picked up just three bonus points overall, finishing two points behind France with England one point ahead in second place.
With 18 players taking part in the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, it was a chance for many of those on the sidelines to show what they can do when Ireland traveled to Georgia and Portugal in the summer, winning both Tests.
Andy Farrell’s side opened their autumn with a loss to the All Blacks in Chicago, but bounced back with a win over Japan in Dublin on Saturday.
Australia has had a mixed year, to say the least.
The British and Irish Lions tour was the pinnacle of the Wallabies’ year, although they lost the series 2-1.
An early win over South Africa in the Rugby Championship was promising, but defeats to Argentina and twice to New Zealand saw them finish third.
A narrow win over Japan provided some optimism, but they suffered convincing defeats to England and Italy and then stunned the Wallabies on Saturday, meaning Australia have lost five of their last six matches.
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