RWC 2015: Julian Savea and Fourie du Preez lead the team of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
Who makes the 15 standout players from the World Cup quarter-finals?
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Your support makes all the difference.The Rugby World Cup quarter-finals threw up four thrilling encounters in their own right that has whittled down the teams remaining in the tournament and provided huge debate in doing so.
South Africa needed a late try from scrum-half Fourie du Preez to see off a spirited yet depleted Wales side 23-19 on Saturday afternoon, but reigning champions New Zealand needed no such luck as they destroyed old World Cup rivals France 62-13 in Cardiff by running in an incredible nine tries against Les Blues.
But Saturday’s action was nothing compared to Sunday’s. First up, Argentina blew apart all expectations to beat Ireland 43-20 in one of the most incredible results seen in Rugby World Cup history.
But the controversy came in the final match of the quarter-finals as a late penalty allowed Bernard Foley to slot a last-minute match-winning penalty despite plenty of questions arising over Craig Joubert’s decision to award the penalty.
So who made The Independent’s team of the quarter-finals? Click on the gallery below to find out.
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