Rugby World Cup 2023 LIVE: Wales vs Australia score and latest updates

After a heavily rotated side took on Portugal, Gatland has returned to the same starting XI that narrowly beat Fiji on the opening weekend. Dewi Lake – Wales co-captain – is the only surprise absentee, with the hooker missing out on a place on matchday 23.

Wales XV: Gareth Thomas, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis; Will Rowlands, Adam Beard; Aaron Wainwright, Jac Morgan; Taulupe Faletau; Gareth Davies, Dan Biggar; Josh Adams, Nick Tompkins, George North, Louis Rees Zammit; Liam Williams.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Corey Domachowski, Henry Thomas, Dafydd Jenkins, Taine Basham, Tomos Williams, Gareth Anscombe, Rio Dyer.

When is Wales vs Australia?

The Wales vs Australia match starts at 8pm BST on Sunday September 24th at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon.

Viewers in the UK can watch the game live on ITV1, with coverage on the channel from 7:15pm BST. Registered users can also stream the action via ITVX.

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Has Eddie Jones’ day of reckoning finally arrived? Throughout the Rugby World Cup cycle, both when he was head coach of England and now Australia, Jones’ mantra has essentially been: “Trust me mate, there’s a process”, with the implicit promise that tomorrow there will be traffic jams .

Poor results were dismissed as a necessary evil on the road to the World Cup – not wanting to win games by unveiling innovative tactics and structures that could surprise the opposition if used in the tournament itself seemed to be Jones’ mindset.

Consecutive sub-par Six Nations and autumn international defeats for England could have been swept away in the service of the larger goal of winning the Webb Ellis Trophy in Paris next month, until the RFU lost patience with defeat late on and sidelined him nine months from the World Championship.

When he parachuted in to save the Wallabies’ cycle, five consecutive defeats, including a last-place finish in the Rugby Championship, were also dismissed by Jones early in his tenure, along with promises of better tomorrow would be. Well, tomorrow it’s time.

Read Luke Baker’s full preview of tonight’s game

Warren Gatland’s side have secured two hard-fought wins against Fiji and Portugal in the first two weeks and are on the verge of the knockout stages. A win in Lyon would guarantee their progression and probably take them to the top of the group.

Australia, on the other hand, could be on the verge of elimination if they fail to beat Wales. Eddie Jones’ side beat Georgia in their opening game but suffered a shock defeat to Fiji, leaving their quarter-final hopes uncertain.

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Welcome to The Independents Live coverage of Wales vs Australia. It is a crucial game in the Rugby World Cup, with the defeat effectively confirming Australia’s group stage elimination for the first time in its history.

However, should the Wallabies win, the final games will be about determining which two of them, Wales and Fiji, qualify for the last eight. It’s going to be a big evening in Lyon