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Fri 04 Apr 2007Monumental Ireland effort comes up shortRUGBY/Under-19 World Cup/Ireland 10 Australia 15:It was one of those occasions when fortune didn't favour the brave as Ireland rattled the defending champions to their back teeth only to come up marginally short. The Australians played just over half the match with 14 men after number eight Michael Uoka was sent off two minutes before the interval.A crowd of 6,715 witnessed a brilliant contest at Ravenhill with the Irish side ultimately left to rue what might have been. It shouldn't detract from a spirited and tenacious Irish display that yielded a losing bonus point and involved every single player but particularly the pack, who outplayed their opponents for long periods.