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“People do pick sides when these things go down, and I found myself with less friends than I realized,” Shires says.

When Donald led his side to success in Rome, the clamour immediately began for him to stay on in the captaincy.

Bradley is upset with the rule because at 11½-4½ down going into the 12 singles, his side needed as many points as possible to try and eke out a win.

A decade after England's men's side solitary Rugby World Cup triumph in 2003, it was the same story.

But Rooney added that some current players "don't deserve to wear the shirt", the side "needs a new engine" and supporters are "waiting for the club to crumble".