Rugby World Cup 2023: Liam Williams and Dan Biggar passed fit for Wales' quarter-final clash against Argentina

Liam Williams and Dan Biggar are fit to start in Wales’ Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Argentina in Marseille on Saturday.

The pair were doubts after suffering knocks earlier in the tournament, but are part of the Wales starting XV for this weekend’s clash in a huge boost for Warren Gatland.

"We had a goal of making the quarter-finals, which we have achieved. Now it's about building on that momentum," Gatland told the media ahead of Wales’ fourth successive last-eight test.

"All our preparation has been geared to getting to this spot and we're very much relishing the opportunity.

"We're expecting another tough encounter this weekend against a physical Argentina side. We haven't had the perfect performance yet, but we have shown that we are a hard team to beat.

"There is a lot more growth in this squad - collectively and individually - and we can't wait to get out there on Saturday."

With the exception of Taulupe Faletau, who suffered a broken arm in the 43-19 win over Georgia, 14 members of the team that overcame Australia and Fiji are set to feature.

Aaron Wainwright replaces Faletau while Dewi Lake is named as a replacement, and skipper Jac Morgan reverts from open-side to blind-side.

Fly-half Gareth Anscombe is absent with a groin strain as centre George North is set to play his fourth World Cup quarter-final, the first Welshman to achieve the feat.

Williams was able to recover from a knee injury in the Georgia victory despite leaving Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes on crutches.

Biggar suffered a pectoral injury in the 40-6 win over Australia and made the bench for the Georgia game but was an unused replacement, meaning he’s fresh for Saturday’s test.

Anscombe’s groin injury came in the warm-up ahead of the last game, when he was replaced by Sam Costelow.

Gatland insisted that Wales have enough cover in their back-row following Faletau’s withdrawal and scrum-half Kieran Hardy was called up to the 33-man squad.

L Williams; Rees-Zammit, North, Tompkins, Adams; Biggar, G Davies; G Thomas, Elias, Francis, Rowlands, Beard, Morgan, Reffell, Wainwright.

Replacements: Lake, Domachowski, D Lewis, D Jenkins, Tshiunza, T Williams, Costelow, Dyer.

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