Neil Jenkins has described Warren Gatland as "an incredible person" as Wales enter the closing stages of his success-laden coaching reign.
Gatland's 12-year Wales coaching career will end on Sunday if the Six Nations champions lose to World Cup quarter-final opponents France in Oita.
But they have their sights set on global glory after making respective semi-final and quarter-final exits in 2011 and 2015.
But Jenkins said: "What happened, happened. France beat us on the day and they were the better side on the day.
"It was a very tight game, it could have gone either way and it went their way on the day.
"You can't dwell on what has happened. You have to move on, and Sunday is a different game with different players.
"The next game is Sunday, it's against France, it's the quarter-final of the World Cup, it becomes a huge game for both sides. We need to win it to move on."
