Aussies learn little against students

AUSTRALIA got their trip to Ireland off to a successful start in Páirc Uí Rinn last night, but it’s a moot point as to whether they gleaned much information before the decisive clashes that lie ahead.

They proved far too strong for a UCC/CIT combination before 2,867 patrons who attended, curious to witness a novel occasion under floodlights on the Boreenmanna Road.

They experienced a lopsided encounter, but it was a useful exercise for Mick Malthouse’s charges in growing accustomed to playing with a round ball ahead of their tussles with Anthony Tohill’s men over the coming weekends.