Australia outclasses England to knock out the hosts
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EVERY Rugby World Cup host had reached at least the quarterfinals until England failed on Saturday when it lost to Australia 33-13 at Twickenham.
A week after blowing the match against Wales 28-25, England had no choice but to beat the Wallabies to stay in the playoff hunt, but couldn’t survive the toughest pool in tournament history. With a group game left to play and still four more weeks before the final, England is out of contention in the tournament.
England’s last Pool A game against Uruguay in Manchester next weekend has turned into an encore, and for all intents and purposes the host has been kicked out of its own party, the biggest and potentially best Rugby World Cup.
Coach Stuart Lancaster accepted the consequences before the match if England didn’t get out of its pool.
“Obviously, I have to think about (my future), it’s not one for now,” he said. “We still have another week to go but, as I said during the week, the responsibility and accountability rests with me.
“From my point of view, my priority is to get the team ready for Uruguay, and I am not in control of anything else.”
Lancaster said his tenure would be defined by the results against Wales and Australia, and the results aren’t good.
The England squad choked against Wales.
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