Ireland coach Andy Farrell will head into his secondment with the British and Irish Lions on the back of a narrow win over Australia, the team he intends to bring down on next year’s tour.

In picking out a turning point, it’s hard to look past a moment of aerial artistry and athleticism from Ireland fullback Hugo Keenan when he won the pivotal high ball in the build-up to captain, Caelan Doris try, twisting acrobatically to secure the ball at the second attempt and he tumbled towards earth. It was selflessly brave.