How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 1

How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 1

Wales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday.

And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances in the last eight.


Here, Ultimate Rugby looks back on Wales’ last five quarter-finals.

WALES 9 AUSTRALIA 24 (CARDIFF, 1999)

Wales made Australia work for victory in a rain-swept Cardiff, but three Neil Jenkins penalties proved their only scoreboard rewards as the Wallabies marched on. Two George Gregan tries and a Ben Tune touchdown reflected the attacking quality of Australia’s backs, even in such testing conditions, and the Wallabies went on to be crowned world champions for a second time by demolishing France 35-12 two weeks later.

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