Louis Rees-Zammit set his sights on ending the World Cup as its file strive scorer after his hat-trick despatched Wales by way of to a quarter-final with Argentina.

Rees-Zammit’s treble within the 43-19 win over Georgia means he now has 5 tries on the event in France, one behind Les Bleus wing Damian Penaud who at present leads the charts on six. 

‘It’s one thing that’s behind my head however getting the wins is all that issues. I’d like to be high strive scorer,’ stated Rees-Zammit. 

‘Hat-tricks assist the staff. That’s all I ask for.’

Wales’ fourth successive World Cup win noticed them end high of Pool C with 19 factors from a attainable 20. However the Georgia success got here at an enormous value. 

Wales’ Louis Rees-Zammit has set his sights on being the  high strive scorer on the event

Rees-Zammit hit a hat-trick within the 43-19 win over Georgia that booked Wales’ quarter-final spot

Warren Gatland has some choices to make forward of staff choice for Argentina conflict 

No 8 Taulupe Faletau – one of many first names on Gatland’s staff sheet – suffered a damaged arm which has dominated him out of the knock-out levels. 

Fly-half Gareth Anscombe can also be an enormous doubt for Argentina. The fly-half withdrew from the Georgia recreation after pulling his groin within the warm-up.

Wales referred to as up scrum-half Kieran Hardy on Sunday to exchange Faletau. Whereas it may appear an odd transfer, Gatland is blissful along with his back-row choices regardless that Faletau will now fly residence.

Argentina are additionally more likely to be and not using a key free ahead for Saturday’s quarter-final in Marseille within the form of Pablo Matera. The highly effective Matera suffered a hamstring harm in Argentina’s 39-27 win over Japan. 

Wales shall be with out Taulupe Faletau after he broke his arm within the win over Georgia 

Aaron Wainwright is more likely to transfer from flanker to No 8 for Wales in opposition to Michael Cheika’s Pumas with two of co-captain Jac Morgan, Tommy Reffell, Taine Basham, Dan Lydiate and Christ Tshiunza prepared to finish the Welsh back-row at Stade de Marseille.

Gatland may play Morgan and Reffell – who’re each greatest at No 7 – as twin open sides however hinted that might reduce his staff’s line-out menace in opposition to a large Argentina pack.

‘We really feel we now have quite a lot of choices within the back-row, so we’ve determined to name up Kieran to offer us further cowl at scrum-half and to take some stress off from a coaching perspective,’ stated Gatland, who at present has solely two specialist No 9’s in his squad in Tomos Williams and Gareth Davies.