Meath's Shane O'Rourke hit 11 points as Ireland drew with Australia in the first test of the junior IRS in Melbourne. The big St. Patrick's Classical School player was his country's top scorer as Ireland came from behind to earn a 39-39 draw with the home side. It didn't look good for the visitors when Australia held a 13 point lead at the end of the third quarter, 31-18. However, with O'Rourke and Cavan's Ray Cullivan excelling, the Irish boys put in a huge final quarter in which they outscored the home side by 21 points to eight. O'Rourke is the son of former Meath great Colm, who also terrorised Australian defences in the then Compromise Rules games in the 80's, while Cullivan's father Ray also played intercounty football in the colours of Cavan. Ireland's scorers were: Shane O'Rourke (Meath - 11 points), William Mulhall (Longford - 6 points), Colm O'Driscoll (Cork - 6 points [goal]), Pearce Hanley (Mayo - 6 points [goal]), Ray Cullivan (Cavan - 5 points), Michael Murphy (Donegal - 4 points) and Paddy Andrews (Dublin - 1 point). Tweet

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