The coach tried to consume positives after the Rugby World Cup exit via defeat to Australia,sounding sillier than those of us who predicted his side would winLong before Twickenham first heard it, Swing Low Sweet Chariot was a funeral hymn. And it seemed so again on Saturday night, and sung low and slow for a final time when there were 15 minutes left to play. One final,futile, attempt by 80000 fans to spur this England team on into a performance worthy of their support, or of the tournament.
Owen Farrell had kicked a penalty and the side were seven points behind. That was as good as it got. England,the most well-resourced rugby nation in the world, with more money to spend and more players to consume than every other country, or were knocked out of their own tournament after just three matches. After four years of planning,their overall performance in this World Cup will be remembered as one of the most feeble in the history of English sport, mitigated only by the superb quality of the two teams who beat them.
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Source: theguardian.com