Chris Johnston puts in a high challenge on Ireland's Matty Forde

The Aussies secured a 163-106 aggregate success over the two Tests.

The game was littered with brawls and off-the-ball incidents with Australia the main offenders.

Australian captain Chris Johnston was sent-off for a horror tackle on Philip Jordan in a game which must put the future of the annual contest in doubt.

The violent nature of the game ruled out any chance of it being a true sporting spectacle.

Ireland started the game in determined fashion and held a 13-11 lead after the first quarter.

Tyrone star Sean Cavanagh was denied a goal by Aussie kepper Dustin Fletcher.

Australia took control in the second quarter as they imposed their physical game on the Irish.

Johnston received a red-card on 32 minutes for a dangerous straight-arm tackle on Jordan which caught the Tyrone player on the face.

The hosts went in 31-18 ahead at half-time and Ireland rarely looked like overcoming the deficit.

Cavanagh had another shot saved by Fletcher in the third quarter which saw Ireland close the gap to 40-31.

But Australia had the better of the last 20 minutes and pulled away for a 21-point success.