Both managers agree it ain’t over ’till it’s over

IRISH manager John O’Keeffe and Gary Lyon were in agreement on one point after the Australians won last evening’s first Test the series is not over.

However, it's not one shared by former Irish coach Colm O'Rourke.

In nine test series played to date, O'Rourke is the only one to manage winning teams at home and away, in 1998 and 1999. Now, Gary Lyon is in line to emulate that achievement.