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

Wales have reached the last-eight stage of the World Cup four times in a row.

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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, the PA news agency looks back on Wales’ last five quarter-finals.

Wales 9 Australia 24 (Cardiff, 1999)

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Australia scrum-half George Gregan in action during the 1999 World Cup quarter-final against Wales (Tom Hevezi/PA)

England 28 Wales 17 (Brisbane, 2003)

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Wales’ Gareth Thomas breaks through England’s defence during a 2003 World Cup quarter-final clash in Brisbane (Gareth Copley/PA)

Wales 22 Ireland 10 (Wellington, 2011)

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Centre Jonathan Davies scores one of Wales’ three tries against Ireland (David Davies/PA)

Wales 19 South Africa 23 (Twickenham, 2015)

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Wales captain Sam Warburton and head coach Warren Gatland after the quarter-final loss to South Africa (David Davies/PA)

Wales 20 France 19 (Oita, 2019)

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Wales players celebrate Ross Moriarty’s winning try against France (Ashley Western/PA)
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