Wolfgang

In international rugby there have only been very few top teams. It has only been fairly recently - with the advent of the Rugby World Cup - that the smaller nations have become even remotely competitive. One of the reasons for this is that the rules allow Australians to qualify as Japanese.

The final 8 teams and the final 4 were pretty certain this time - but there are signs that it may not always be the case.

It would be very patronising indeed to describe the Welsh performance against England as plucky and brave.

......The Welsh performance against England was plucky and brave. *smiles*