Wallabies wary of Ireland's 'choke' tackle which they used superbly at 2011 World Cup Ireland used the 'choke' tackle with great effect at RWC 2011. STOP the choke. The Wallabies will refuse to pass the ball near oncoming defenders to combat the most dreaded defensive weapon in the game, Ireland's choke tackle, in Dublin on Sunday morning (AEDT). To break their eight-year hoodoo at Lansdowne Road, Australia will either use deep runners, or hit the ground quickly with ball-in-hand, to nullify Ireland's trademark plan. The last time these sides met, Ireland produced a massive upset to beat the Wallabies at the 2011 World Cup courtesy of brutal execution of the choke tackle - when numerous tacklers go high on ball carriers and hold them up off the ground, forcing turnovers. Ireland won five turnovers from choke tackles that night in Eden Park, and have used the strategy successfully in the Six Nations since. Ireland's Australian defence guru Les Kiss is the mastermind behind the choke tackle, but played it down as a key Ireland tactic this week. "The choke tackle, we've logged a lot of tackles in the Irish provinces, it only presents 4.6 per cent of all our tackles, they seem bigger than they actually are because they have a bigger impact at the time, and the crowd get a bit of a raise," Kiss said. It's there, but I think it's got to be used judiciously. Wallabies captain Ben Mowen was having none of that. "Oh, 100 per cent they will [use it], it's a massive strength of theirs, and they are along with the South African side the best in the world at doing it," Mowen said. I've been coached by Les Kiss at the Waratahs and that was something he started to implement back then. I know it's a tactic he's skilled at putting into place. They would be talking it down, because it's a huge part of their game - it's like England saying they're not going to kick. Ireland fullback Rob Kearney also seemed to betray Kiss when he told journalists: "We have some tactics, some things that worked for us at the World Cup and I suppose we won't move too far away from those." To combat the choke tackle, the Wallabies will not pass at the line in this match - a trademark of their play against other sides who do not commit numbers to the breakdown. "We spoke a lot this week about solving problems before they become problems, so denying contest rather than trying to slow them," Mowen said. Support play will be massive this week. We've got to make sure ball-carriers are being decisive about what their option is. The short passing game at the line is probably something we're going to have to look at putting away, because if you're throwing short balls at the line guys are potentially going to get held up at the line. We know against these guys, once you're up it's basically over. They'll just wrap you up and lie all over the ball, not too dissimilar to the way the Stormers defend in Super Rugby. Guys have got pretty good experience about how to play against those tactics, but you've just got to be super urgent in your support lines. The role of Australia's backrow will be crucial, with Mowen, Michael Hooper and Scott Fardy required to ensure they outwork the imposing combination of Peter O'Mahoney, Sean O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip. "We spent all our time this week talking about option-taking, and support, and making sure we win those little collisions," Mowen said. Because if you can take that part of the game away from them - which is a huge part, even though they're saying it's not it is - you take away someone's strengths they've got to look for Plan B. And then there's a few opportunities there we'd like to exploit. Ireland v Australia, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Sunday 4.30am (AEDT), FoxSports 1HD. Rob Kearney 14. Tommy Bowe 13. Brian O'Driscoll 12. Luke Marshall 11. Fergus McFadden 10. Johnny Sexton 9. Eoin Reddan 8. Jamie Heaslip 7. Sean O'Brien 6. Peter O'Mahony 5. Paul O'Connell (captain) 4. Devin Toner 3. Mike Ross 2. Rory Best 1. Cian Healy. Sean Cronin 17. Jack McGrath 18. Stephen Archer 19. Mike McCarthy 20. Kevin McLaughlin 21. Conor Murray 22. Ian Madigan 23. Robbie Henshaw. Scott Fardy 5. Rob Simmons 3. Sekope Kepu 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau 17. Paddy Ryan 19. Sitaleki Timani 20.