With one game left in the group stages of the Rugby World Cup, the hosts are out.
Australia smashed England 33-13 at Twickenham. England now just have a dead rubber against Uruguay left to play next weekend.
The result and subsequent elimination from the tournament will likely mean the end for Stuart Lancaster's reign. And just a year after he was handed a six-year extension.
Here's how the Irish on Twitter reacted to the result.
Pretty good at calling these games... ?
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) October 3, 2015
There won't be a kangaroo milked in Australia tonight.
— Paul Geaney (@Geaney15) October 3, 2015
Oh well now who will the english fans get behind !!?
— stephen hunt (@stephenhunt1010) October 3, 2015
Feel so bad for anyone English watching their team become the 1st host country to leave World Cup in group stages pic.twitter.com/dJ1NfaDqIb
— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) October 3, 2015
Costing the UK economy £3billion if England exit here!... That's one expensive chariot! #ENGvAUS
— Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphykk) October 3, 2015
Aussie's look a serious outfit. Lancasters P45 will be required. #Pressure #ENGvAUS #RWC2015
— Kieran Joyce (@joycek87) October 3, 2015
That's a paddling
— Ger Gilroy (@gergilroy) October 3, 2015
Delighted for Michael Cheika. Think he is a winner. England threw away their World Cup last Saturday with a negative mindset and poor calls.
— John Duggan (@jduggantodayfm) October 3, 2015
This isn’t good for the the tournament though. Hosts going out this early… wow.
— Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) October 3, 2015
England have a handy scapegoat, at least.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) October 3, 2015
And was it Lancaster's decision? Or Andy's? Cause nothing in George Ford's form or game justified him being dropped.
— Hugh Cahill (@hughcahill7) October 3, 2015
Stuart Lancaster just spotted leaving the stadium... #ENGvAUS pic.twitter.com/Di5tc5mcvz
— Tomás Quinn (@mossyquinn) October 3, 2015
I would say chieka be good steam on a night out !!!!
— Conor.mortimer (@Conmort) October 3, 2015
That ended up being uncomfortable viewing. England absolutely dismantled
— Whiff of Cordite (@WhiffofCordite) October 3, 2015
trying to think of a worse performance by the host of an international tournament. switzerland euro 2008 maybe. they were only co-hosts
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) October 3, 2015
Hard luck England. Some baitin all the same.
— Paul Collins (@paulcollinstipp) October 3, 2015
So Jack Grealish there's still time to change your mind #RWC2015 #ENGvAUS
— Oisin Langan (@oisinlangan) October 3, 2015
I've not seen home advantage squandered so badly since Sinéad came home with me after my 18th, and left with Mark.
— Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh (@Ciaran_O) October 3, 2015
I'm watching on ITV. Wilko and Sir Clive told us at half-time that England were playing brilliantly.
— Ciaran Murphy (@saveciaranmurph) October 3, 2015
England have the perfect exit strategy for World Cups - rugby, soccer and cricket all depart with a game left to play. #RWC2015
— Emmet Riordan (@emmetrd) October 3, 2015
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