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Published 10:50 24 Jun 2018 BST
Updated 13:45 24 Jun 2018 BST
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"It's incredibly disappointing. The belief was really there, right until that final pass. So credit to Ireland on their win tonight, and on the series. They're a great side and they have really shown that over the last three weeks."Several of the players swapped jerseys after the game - Israel Folau and Rob Kearney swapped their 15s - and the Aussies dropped into the Irish dressing room for some beers, and some obligatory photos. War stories were told and it was great to see the series ending on such a positive note. https://twitter.com/tensporttv/status/1010500145748705280 Pocock had the chance to catch up with Murray in the Ireland dressing room and he shared a great snap of them together, after swapping jerseys, and back in Limerick in 2005. The Australian flanker wrote:
'In 2005 on the Australian Schoolboys tour of UK and Ireland we were billeted out with families in Limerick. The family I was billeted with: the Murrays. I don't think Conor Murray or I were thinking we'd go on to face each other in test rugby. Great to catch up after the game.'https://twitter.com/pocockdavid/status/1010815454892326912 Brilliant stuff from two brilliant players.
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