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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper could start at fullback at this weekend's semifinal. Photo / Getty Images

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Johnson's decision to treat his team 'like adults' might have been the worst decision he made as players pushed the limits again and again. Sun columnist Will Carling says he would have jumped ship too.

Beale still awaits scans to determine the gravity of the hamstring injury that pushed him off the field during Sunday's quarterfinal win over defending World Cup champions South Africa.

Read more about the potential switch here.

Watching the All Blacks battle Argentina Sunday night? You weren't alone. More people tuned in to watch the All Blacks quarterfinal match than the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony, APNZ is reporting. Nielsen television viewership figures show 1.8 million people aged over five watched the All Blacks beat Argentina 33-10 at Eden Park last night. That was some 100,000 more than the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and first match between the All Blacks and Tonga, which attracted almost 1.7m viewers. Sky Sport got the biggest share of viewers, with 628,450 people tuning in last night, followed by Maori Television with 501,500 viewers. TV One and TV3 had 441,960 and 236,060 viewers respectively. Sunday's earlier quarterfinal match, in which the Wallabies beat the Springboks 11-9, attracted 1.1m viewers. On Saturday, 1.2m viewers tuned in to watch France beat England 19-12 in their quarterfinal match, while 923,240 viewers watched Wales beat Ireland 22-10.

Seems he's happy to see the end of the side.

Farr-Jones who lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in 1991 told Radiosport "he can't play that badly again" referring to the no.10's poor performance against South Africa.

If you missed the action over the weekend we have match highlights of all four quarter-finals.

Wales v Ireland
France v England
Australia v South Africa
All Blacks v Argentina

"I think it's not important how I want to be remembered. People always talk about a legacy but for me it has been a privilege to be able to play with the guys that have made my career what it was.

"If anything I would be proud to know that the guys in the future years who have played with me would look back and ask what would Smitty have done, both on and off the field, and if that's the case I will be happy."

"It was a brilliant journey, something that none of you guys can take away from me. There's a time to come and a time to go. So I think the journey for me is over."

On how he would like to be remembered:

"I wanted to be the best me that I could be, the way that I am is the way that I want to be remembered."

"This is different because it's the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup. It brings out a patriotism and a nationalism that you don't see in a lot of other Test matches. That's why it's unique."

It could be patriotism or nationalism, but whatever it is, Argentina have it in spades at the moment. They're playing out of their skins.

"It's not hard to guess which fans have been having the most fun at Eden Park tonight, despite their team being narrowly behind most of the game. Hint: they're singing in Spanish"

"If there was a neutral anywhere in me, I'd be going for the Argentinians. Their outnumbered supporters are drowning out the Kiwis with some enthusiastic singing. Is there anything we have to sing in response?"

"Unlike last night, there are very few spare seats to be found in Eden Park tonight. Not surprisingly it is almost a "black out", apart from the odd patch of blue and white. If the Kiwis make a lot of noise tonight they'll drown out the South Americans, but the Argentinians will no doubt have a few songs of their own. And we're hearing one of them now!"

Get there now to put in your score predictions for this one.

"A lot of Kiwis were applauding that final whistle. Either All Blacks supporters prefer the prospect of facing the Wallabies, or the Springboks and their South African supporters are disliked more than the Australians."

Franks is out of the match-day 22 with a stomach virus.

Afoa will wear jersey No.17

The stats have been firmly in South Africa's favour all through this game, and now they've taken the lead.

John: I'd rather face Australia because South Africa will grind out a win.

Raymond: it doesn't matter. The All Blacks will grind out a win.

Girl who waved pom poms in my face: go the All Blacks! Can I have a beer?

"The decisions in the game will be key - making good decisions to ensure we're playing the game where we want to play it and in a way we want to play it.

"That's something the Springboks are very clear on. That's one of their assets that they bring a real clarity to their game and try to maximise the pressure on their opponent as a result of that."

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"Some people thought I was being funny when I said we were coming here to win it, but I wasn't."
- Wales wing Shane Williams is serious in his belief that the Dragons can go all the way following his side's 22-10 quarter-final victory against Ireland at Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday.
"We always believed that we could do it, but it shows that you've got to do more than believe."
- England centre Manu Tuilagi knows that confidence is not as good as points after his team lost 19-12 to France in Saturday evening's quarter-final match at Eden Park.

"It feels like they're cheering us. It's the first time I've been walking around New Zealand and everyone is saying 'good luck' and 'I hope you do well'. I think we might be favourites. I think they hate the Aussies more than they hate us."
- South Africa second row Victor Matfield believes the Kiwis will give their support to the Springboks as the lesser of two evils for Sunday's quarter-final clash with Australia.

"I think the last word you use when you talk about Quade Cooper is predictable. You can expect anything from him."

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Springboks centre Jean de Villiers reckons he and his teammates should expect the unexpected when lining up against Australia's star fly half at Wellington Regional Stadium.