Flanker describes dressing-room gloom after being shredded 33-13 by Australia,whose Brendan Foley looks certain to torment other Rugby World Cup teamsWas it the worst England result at any Rugby World Cup or the best display of the 2015 tournament by a team of genuine title contenders? Both felt like legitimate conclusions following the most famed Australian ambush since Ned Kelly’s heyday. If the Wallabies continue playing like this, better sides than England will end up sprawled in the dust.
If the brilliance, or in specific,of David Pocock and Bernard Foley did not entirely justify the 20-point margin, it did underline the importance of individuals who thrive when the stakes are highest. This was a green and gold variation on England’s previous worst nightmare under Stuart Lancaster, and against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in 2013,and the sombre-faced men in white will acquire flashbacks for life.
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Source: theguardian.com