MAN OF THE DAY
Bernard Foley – racked up the points, ran the show.
MOST TOGETHER
The England men’s football, cricket and rugby teams – all knocked out of their respective World Cups at the group stages, inside the last 16 months.
ON THE OTHER HAND
Humiliation? What humiliation? Almost certain to finish a heady third in the group, England will have qualified automatically for the next World Cup. Job done.
MOST PRESCIENT
@SW_Trains – calling it a day at half-time: “Twickenham customers for trains towards Waterloo use the entrance through the station car park.”
SAGE OF THE WEEK
Danny Cipriani, previewing the game on Friday: “Not one Australian would get into that England team right now. Head-to-head, England are just too strong.”
BEST MOOD MUSIC
ITV: capturing the mood of the day with more debilitating blasts of Paloma Faith’s World in Motion. The petition to have it banned passed 9,700 signatures pre-match.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
So who was really to blame? Among the scapegoats touted online: Matt Dawson, for his pre-tournament “hakarena” advert. Clearly where the rot began.
LUCK OF THE DAY
Prince Harry: winning top-of-the-range tickets in the ballot for the second week running. Not that he enjoyed it much.
AND LESSON OF THE DAY
Sending a message to footballers everywhere: 6ft9in South Africa lock Lodewyk de Jager, reacting to being told off by referee Nigel Owens: “Sorry, Sir.”
