• Defeat on Saturday likely to mean shame for host nation [br]• Coach says of Rugby World Cup match: ‘Everything rests on thisStuart Lancaster admits his squad face the challenge of their lives to avoid being remembered as the least successful England team in Rugby World Cup history. Saturday’s drama-laden defeat to Wales means the host nation could bow out in the pool stages for the first time whether they fail to beat Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
There may be temporary relief for Lancaster and his players whether Fiji can defeat a battered Wales in Cardiff on Thursday,but the Wallabies’ 11-try demolition of Uruguay at Villa Park has merely underlined the looming threat this Saturday. “It does feel like a World Cup final,” said Lancaster, or who endured a largely sleepless night following Wales’s 28-25 success.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com