Factbox - World Cup quarter-finalists' major injury blows

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland captain Paul O'Connell bowed out of the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday with the latest in a string of injuries that have taken a heavy toll of squads before and during the tournament. Following is a list of serious injuries suffered by the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals on Saturday and Sunday. SOUTH AFRICA Duane Vermuelen, back row (neck, pre-tournament); Willem Alberts, back row (knee, pre-tournament); Marcell Coetzee, back row (knee, pre-tournament); Jean de Villiers, centre (fractured jaw); Victor Matfield, lock (hamstring); JP Pietersen, wing (knee). WALES Leigh Halfpenny, fullback (knee, pre-tournament); Rhys Webb, scrumhalf (foot, pre-tournament); Jonathan Davies, centre (hamstring, pre-tournament); Scott Williams, centre (knee); Cory Allen, centre (hamstring); Hallam Amos, wing (shoulder); Liam Williams, wing/fullback (foot); Eli Walker, wing (hamstring); Rhodri Jones, prop (arm). NEW ZEALAND Tony Woodcock, prop (hamstring). FRANCE Yoann Huget, wing (knee). IRELAND Jared Payne, centre (foot); Paul O'Connell, lock (hamstring); Peter O'Mahony, back row (knee); Johnny Sexton, flyhalf (groin). ARGENTINA Matias Diaz, prop (heart palpitations, pre-tournament); Gonzalo Camacho, wing (shoulder, pre-tournament); Juan Figallo, prop (knee, pre-tournament). AUSTRALIA Wycliff Palu, back row (hamstring); Will Skelton, lock (pectoral muscle). SCOTLAND Stuart McInally, hooker (neck, pre-tournament); Grant Gilchrist, lock (groin). (Compiled by David Goodman, editing by Ed Osmond)