Moriarty feared seeing red in the victory over France

Ross Moriarty has revealed he thought it would be "the end of me" had referee Jaco Peyper sent him off in Wales' World Cup quarter-final against France.

Moriarty had only been on the pitch for 90 seconds, replacing an injured Josh Navidi, when he was yellow-carded for a high tackle on Les Bleus centre Gael Fickou.

Wales went on to triumph 20-19, with number eight Moriarty scoring the winning try - but only after an incident that left him sweating, especially when Peyper called in captain Alun Wyn Jones.

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Moriarty has similarly vivid memories of his match-clinching touchdown, which followed a concerted spell of pressure near France's line.

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Moriarty is set to take hamstring injury victim Navidi's place against semi-final opponents South Africa on Sunday.