England have made it to another World Cup semi-final and, as much as they may quibble, all Irish, Welsh and Scottish rugby fans is sit back and watch.
England take on South Africa at Stade de France, on Saturday night, and there will at least be some Irish involvement.and is looking to help his side to a rare World Cup repeat. The Boks also have 5-cap former Ireland international Jean Kleyn in their squad.
As we head into the semi finals, though, supporters of those three nations are left tending to their emotional wounds as the southern hemisphere and England play for the big prize.. 'Followers of the other home nations – and indeed of France, Italy and all European rugby countries,' he writes, 'might be advised to put aside tradition, temporarily swallow their animosity and get behind England.
'And for those of you who say they really aren’t interested in how other home nations teams fare against the southern giants, that you are solely bothered about the prospects of Wales, Scotland or Ireland, remember that next time you are in the bar of your local rugby club at breakfast time getting excited about the Lions in action in Sydney, Auckland or Johannesburg.'
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