Twitter Reacts as England Lose to Australia and Crash out of Rugby World Cup

England crashed out of their home Rugby World Cup after a disappointing defeat to Australia at Twickenham. 

After entering the tournament optimistic that home advantage could take England deep into the latter stages, fans' disappointment was rife on Twitter.

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FT: England 13-33 Australia. Quick check in with England’s Sweet Chariot #ENGvAUS #RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/msOc3lglhz

— Bleacher Report AUS (@BR_Aus) October 3, 2015"

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I think I see the issue here. The problem was making them giants right before we had to carry them home. Lack of foresight, really.

— Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) October 3, 2015"

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England emulating Belgium at Euro 2000 and South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. Hosts to crash out before the knockouts. Very, very rare.

— Tony Hodson (@tonyhodson1) October 3, 2015"

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Fans leaving early at your own World Cup. Ouch. #engvaus

— Duncan Bell (@duncanbell3) October 3, 2015"

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For England, this is as bad as when they were knocked out of their own Cricket World Cup in 1999 before the official song was even released.

— Richard Jones (@rlwjones) October 3, 2015"

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Might be time to buy another sweet chariot 😟 #ENGvAUS

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 3, 2015"

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ITV in need of a new ident a bit earlier than expected pic.twitter.com/lTdJ5Yq5gQ

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) October 3, 2015"

There were a number of comparisons with the failure of Brazil at last year's football World Cup, where the host nation crashed out in dramatic fashion. It was also noted England's other national sporting teams have not fared well in recent international tournaments. 

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Football, cricket, rugby. 3 England teams knocked out in the group stages of World Cups inside 16 months. 13-33 at Twickenham. Mortifying.

— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) October 3, 2015"

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So England have now been knocked out in the group stage of the rugby, cricket and football World Cups in just over a year...

— David Coverdale (@dpcoverdale) October 3, 2015"

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England are totally Brazilling this.

— Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) October 3, 2015"

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Sports journalist starter kit pic.twitter.com/fqH8Wz36s0

— Charles Lawley (@CharlesLawley) October 3, 2015"

Even Her Majesty herself couldn't turn it around as England slumped to a 17-3 deficit at half-time.

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One's in the #ENG dressing room. And it's not rugby balls that one is kicking, one can assure you. #InCharge

— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) October 3, 2015"

As Australia got one over their bitter rivals, there was only one thing fans of English sport could cling to...

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This year was all about the #Ashes to be fair. #ENGvAUS

— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) October 3, 2015"

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We won the #Ashes. That's what really matters. #RWC2015 #AUS #ENG

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 3, 2015"

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Won the Ashes though, lads 👍 pic.twitter.com/TrxBLgCpzl

— Ed Malyon (@eaamalyon) October 3, 2015"

But all in all, it was a desperately disappointing night for England, whereas Australia qualified for the quarter-finals with a dominant performance.

[Twitter]