After two hearty World Cup starters, welcome to the main course on this Saturday morning. The crunch Pool C game at Eden Park between Ireland and Tri-Nations champions Australia. And big news for the Wallabies, flanker David Pocock misses out with a back strain suffered in training on Friday.

And that is it... it's a penalty to Ireland. O'Driscoll boots the ball out and the final whistle blows. A famous victory for Ireland, Australia haven't got a bonus point, and this group has been turned on it's head. The Irish party will go on in Auckland for some time I think.

The atmosphere in the stadium is superb. Australia are running everything. They are at halfway. We're in injury time. This is it.

The ball is spilled as Australia run it and Conor Murray picks up and crosses for what he thinks is a try. The whistle has already gone, no try.

Big scrum on the Ireland line. Australia need something now. They go for the line... the pass goes left... and there's Tommy Bowe with the interception. Incredible. He runs the length of the field and O'Connor chases back to take him out of play in the Aussie 22.

Australia subs: Samo & Fainga'a off, Mitchell & Higginbotham on. Ireland sub: Tom Court on, Ross off.

We've still got a scrum near the Ireland 5m line. Genia finds a gap and is hauled down just, and only just, before the line. Can Ireland hang on? Desperate defence here.

Ireland sub: Kearney off, Trimble on.

Australia go from one side to the other, desperately trying to claw their way back into the game. They get to the corner but a pass is loose and goes out of play. Frustrating.

Australia sub: Elsom off, Wycliff Palu on.

Ireland's defence has been impressive against this glittering backline. Beale tries to get through a gap but Sexton tackles him and rips the ball out of his grasp. Scrum Ireland.

Australia 6-15 Ireland PENALTY Ireland! O'Gara nails it. The crowd go nuts. This is going to be some 10 minutes.

Ireland's scrum is most definitely dominating. There's a scrum on the Australia 5m line and Ireland power forward. Australia collapse. Penalty Ireland, O'Gara to kick.

The rain is pouring down now. A wonderful up and under from Ireland causes all sorts of mayhem in the Aussie defence. They can't collect it. Kearney hacks on and Ireland pile towards the line. Mike Ross goes for glory but is hauled down and Cian Healy then loses the ball in contact. Moment gone.

Ireland edge their way into the Australia half. Picking and going and importantly, winding down the clock.

Australia only have 15 minutes to rescue this and they up the pace, getting inside Ireland territory. However, Genia and Sekope Kepu get in a muddle near a ruck and they are penalised for crossing. O'Gara clears to touch.

Australia sub: Ben Alexander off, James Slipper on.

Australia 6-12 Ireland PENALTY Ireland! Massive three points. O'Gara's kick is true and Ireland's lead is now six.

The scrums are being set and re-set. Ireland's front row eventually get the shove on, Australia's pack go to ground, and we have another kick - O'Gara to take it.

Ireland have a scrum now inside the Australia half. Before it is taken, O'Driscoll has to leave the field as blood is pouring from a cut in his head. He goes off to get it patched up, Andrew Trimble comes on, and Earls moves to outside centre for the time being.

Ireland sub: Eoin Reddan off, Conor Murray on.