'Sometimes you wish you were a Barrett or a Savea' - Quotes of the Day

"We are just going to go out there and jam and play some footy."
Ardie Savea, New Zealand back-row, doesn't seem too stressed about playing top-ranked team Ireland in the quarter-final

"Slightly better haircut now than I did in 2011."
Wales centre George North on what has changed since his first Rugby World Cup quarter-final back in 2011

"It's cool, you know, the Barrett brothers. Sometimes you wish you were a Barrett yourself... or a Savea." 
New Zealand fly-half Richie Mo'unga on playing with the Barrett brothers

"I just say to the other teams, they should have done better in the last World Cup shouldn't they? That is where the draw has come from. It's not our fault that it happened, if teams had better performances and results from the last World Cup they would probably be in different pools."
Wales head coach Warren Gatland on playing in the so-called 'weaker side' of the draw

"I think that speaks volumes for the team when we make that sort of decision."
New Zealand head coach Ian Foster on leaving out Mark Tele'a because of disciplinary reasons

“Tomas Cubelli is just sitting there (points). I’m not going to give him a big head by saying good things (laughs)."
Argentina head coach Michael Cheika on what he likes about his recalled scrum-half

"That could be his Aussie side maybe." 
New Zealand's Mo'unga on Ireland wing Mack Hansen's fun side

"You've never beaten France until the last few moments of the game"
South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones on the never-say-die attitude of their quarter-final opponents

"I have a wrestle with them every now and then just to keep them grounded"
Springboks scrum-half Cobus Reinach on being the odd man out when his team have a 7-1 (forward to backs) bench

“Bundee [Aki] thinks they’re singing ‘Bundee, Bundee’, but they’re definitely not”
Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray on the team's fans' unofficial anthem, The Cranberries' 'Zombie'