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When is Wales vs Australia?<\/strong><\/p>\n Wales vs Australia is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Sunday 24 September at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon.<\/p>\n How can I watch it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on ITV1, with coverage on the channel from 7:15pm BST. Registered users can also stream the action via ITVX.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re travelling abroad and want to watch the event, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes <\/em>deals on VPNs<\/em> in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are and also with the terms of their service provider.<\/em><\/p>\n Has Eddie Jones\u2019s day of reckoning finally arrived? During this entire Rugby World Cup cycle, both when he was head coach of England and now Australia, Jones\u2019s mantra has essentially been \u2018trust me mate, there\u2019s a process\u2019 with the implicit promise that there will be jam tomorrow.<\/p>\n Bad results were brushed off as a necessary evil in building towards the World Cup \u2013 you wouldn\u2019t want to win matches by revealing innovative tactics and structures that might surprise the opposition if they were unleashed in the tournament itself, seemed to be Jones\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n Consecutive sub-par Six Nations and autumn international defeats for England could be swept away in service of the greater goal of lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy in Paris next month, until the RFU belatedly ran out of patience with the losing and fired him nine months out from the World Cup.<\/p>\n Parachuted in to salvage the Wallabies\u2019 cycle, five consecutive losses, including a last-placed finish in the Rugby Championship, to begin his tenure was similarly waved away by Jones alongside the promise that things would get better tomorrow. Well, tomorrow has now arrived. <\/p>\n Read Luke Baker\u2019s full preview of this evening\u2019s game<\/strong><\/p>\n Australia take on Wales in Lyon on Sunday with their Rugby World Cup hopes hanging by a thread <\/p>\n Wales could guarantee their spot in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals should they beat Australia in a crunch match today.<\/p>\n Warren Gatland\u2019s side have eked out two hard-fought wins over Fiji and Portugal in the first two weeks to leave themselves on the brink of the knockout stages. A win in Lyon would guarantee their progression and likely see them top the pool.<\/p>\n Australia, meanwhile, could be on the brink of elimination should they fail to beat Wales. Eddie Jones\u2019s side beat Georgia in their opening game but fell to a shock defeat against Fiji to leave their quarter-final hopes hanging in the balance.<\/p>\nEddie Jones faces ultimate test of his rugby philosophy as Wales await <\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nEddie Jones faces ultimate test of his rugby philosophy as Wales await<\/h3>\n
Is Wales vs Australia on TV? Channel, start time and how to watch Rugby World Cup fixture online<\/h3>\n