Wales vs Australia: Rugby World Cup – LIVE!
Wales and Australia at present meet in one other mouth-watering Rugby World Cup conflict. The Wallabies have entered the ‘must win’ territory following final week’s shock defeat to Fiji, piling the strain on already under-fire coach, Eddie Jones.
Failure to win would depart Australia needing a miracle to progress previous the pool stage and they’ll meet a Wales facet who’ve up to now picked up most factors in Lyon. They are on fairly by means of but and a heavy defeat may show pricey to their last-eight ambitions however Warren Gatland is aware of any method of victory would guarantee secure progress.
Gatland made wholesale adjustments for the win over Portugal, permitting him to call his strongest facet on the OL Stadium. Australia’s response has been to deliver Ben Donaldson from full-back to fly-half, dropping Carter Gordon to the bench. Follow all of the motion LIVE with Standard Sport’s devoted match weblog!
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David Campese: Australia will win towards ‘not great’ Wales group by no less than 5 factors
The Wallabies will win by no less than 5 factors. They are in the identical place as Fiji have been final week; determined backs to the wall do or die. Win or go dwelling. They have simply received to remain calm and take care of the ball.
The Wales group is an efficient group however not an excellent group. Australia will win. And the harm to Max Jorgensen means Eddie may effectively usher in a dependable goalkicker from Australia A who’re over in Europe. They are going to wish a world-class goalkicker. And Bernard Foley, James O’Connor and Noah Lolesio are over there so don’t be shocked if one in every of them is known as up.
The World Cup is a kicking competitors and the crucial is to maintain the scoreboard ticking over with three factors.
Campese was talking to Vegas Insider.
‘F***ing explain!’: Eddie Jones hit with X-rated rant after Australia loss
Former Australia wing Drew Mitchell has launched an X-rated tirade towards Wallabies boss Eddie Jones’ Rugby World Cup plans.
Mitchell took purpose at former England boss Jones’ choice coverage with the Wallabies in peril of not reaching the quarter-finals for the primary time in World Cup historical past.
The 39-year-old’s foul-mouthed salvo may need struck Jones, but additionally caught Fiji within the crossfire.
Mitchell lambasted Australia for dropping to Fiji, in Sunday’s 22-15 defeat in St Etienne – solely to cop criticism from Flying Fijians head coach Simon Raiwalui.
While 71-cap former Wallaby Mitchell questioned Jones’ determination to omit veterans Quade Cooper and Michael Hooper from his World Cup ranks, Fiji wound up as collateral injury within the rant.
Raiwalui represented Fiji however was raised in Australia, and shortly admonished Mitchell on social media for his “condescending” remarks.
Jones paints daydream image as Australia put together for crunch Wales conflict
Eddie Jones painted a daydream image of an alternate, idyllic actuality, educating in a backwater college in Australia.
A world away from Test rugby teaching, Jones would cut up his time between work and residential, taking a packed lunch from the spouse and being again in time for tea.
But Jones is just not having fun with a 2.4 kids existence, that was all a figment of his creativeness.
The 63-year-old is within the midst of scrambling to avoid wasting his job, and likewise ignite Australia’s World Cup marketing campaign.
Head to move (h2h) historical past and outcomes
Wales had not crushed Australia since 2008 earlier than a run of three consecutive wins between 2018-2021.
The final assembly got here in Cardiff through the 2022 spherical of autumn internationals, when Wales led 34-13 earlier than inexplicably dropping 39-34 beneath Wayne Pivac, who was sacked after a dire run of simply three wins from the calendar yr.
Wales wins: 13
Australia wins: 31
Draws: 1
Wales vs Australia referee
The referee for Sunday night time’s sport might be England’s Wayne Barnes, assisted by Luke Pearce and Christophe Ridley plus TMO Tom Foley.
Prediction: Wales to win by three factors
Jones admits his job is on the road on Sunday after a torrid second spell as Wallabies coach up to now however he has additionally stated that he has “no doubt” that his group will emerge victorious.
The traditional predictable and trademark thoughts video games from the previous England boss, however the entire method feels just a bit bit drained as of late.
This is an actual probability for Wales, who’ve had their very own large issues over the past yr, to make a correct assertion by successfully sending the Wallabies dwelling early and reserving their very own quarter-final berth within the course of.
And we’ll assume they may narrowly get the job finished in a fascinating, bodily tussle.
Wales to win, by three factors.
Confirmed Australia lineup
Australia XV: Kellaway; Nawaqanitawase, Petaia, Kerevi, Koroibete; Donaldson, McDermott; Bell, Porecki (c), Slipper; Frost, Arnold; Leota, T Hooper, Valetini
Replacements: Faessler, Schoupp, Fa’amausili, Philip, McReight, White, Gordon, Vunivalu
Confirmed Wales lineup
Wales XV: L Williams; Rees-Zammit, North, Tompkins, Adams; Biggar, G Davies; G Thomas, Elias, Francis; Rowlands, Beard; Wainwright, Morgan (c), Faletau
Replacements: Dee, Domachowski, H Thomas, D Jenkins, Basham, T Williams, Anscombe, Dyer
Where to observe Wales vs Australia
TV channel: In the UK, Wales vs Australia might be proven reside on free-to-air channel ITV1, with protection beginning at 7:15pm.
Live stream: The sport can also be accessible to observe without spending a dime on-line by way of the ITV web site and ITVX app.
Live weblog: Follow all of the motion on Sunday night time with Standard Sport’s reside match weblog.
Welcome
Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE protection of Wales’s Rubgy World Cup conflict with Australia in Lyon.
Kick-off from the OL Stadium is at 8pm BST.