Rugby World Cup 2023: The Wales XV fans want to face Argentina

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Rugby World Cup 2023: The Wales XV fans want to face Argentina

With the exception of injured Taulupe Faletau, BBC Sport website voters want the sides that started victories over Australia and Fiji to line-up for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

You would switch Aaron Wainwright to number eight in place of Faletau, with Tommy Reffell coming in as blind-side flanker against Argentina in Marseille.

Over 80% backed Liam Williams at full-back, despite injury concerns.

And Dan Biggar was the overwhelming choice to return at 10 after his own injury problems.

Gareth Anscombe, forced out of the win over Georgia during warm-up, remains your ideal number two choice at outside-half, despite Sam Costelow playing the whole of last weekend's 43-19 victory in Nantes.

Ryan Elias returns to your front row, chosen as hooker by 59.84% of voters ahead of Dewi Lake (29.31%), who started against the Georgians.

Louis Rees-Zammit, Wales' leading try scorer at the tournament, was narrowly your most popular pick, in 98.74% of selections, with George North (98.07%) and skipper Jac Morgan (97.69%) receiving only marginally less support.

Wainwright, centre Nick Tompkins, scrum-half Gareth Davies, props Gareth Thomas and Tomas Francis, as well as lock Will Rowland were also in more than 90% of teams submitted.

Biggar and second-row Adam Beard enjoyed more than 80% approval.

You can still pick your XV but your selections will not be counted towards the result - remember to share your picks on social media using #bbcrugby.