Defeat would almost certainly mean the Wallabies miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals and could cost Eddie Jones his job
If you want to get a handle on how important Sunday’s clash between Wales and Australia in Lyon actually is, then the view of double World Cup winner Tim Horan puts it in clear perspective. While Eddie Jones will be hoping his Wallabies team can summon the “Digger Spirit” to save their campaign, Horan believes it is “the biggest match for Australia since the game went pro”.
That’s quite some statement given the game first went “open” in 1995 and Horan won his second World Cup title in Cardiff in 1999. The Wallabies were in the 2003 final on home soil in Sydney. But while those two matches were bids for the ultimate prize, the 80 minutes in Lyon will be all about saving face.
