Battered, bruised, bloodied and humbled: England still stick around to applaud the Wallabies

It’s tradition, it’s protocol. But it’s also the absolute last thing we would want to do in the circumstances.

WE WOULD EXPECT nothing less of a top class rugby nation, but sometimes it’s nice to point out sportsmanship that exists even when players are at their lowest ebb.

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England crashed out of their own World Cup with a game to spare in the pool stage, yet after an intense clash with their fierce old rivals Australia, they didn’t shirk tradition and formed a guard of honour for the men who kicked them out.

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