Having lost one of the most dramatic World Cup finals the game has ever seen, England head coach Simon Middleton was proud of his players, knowing how hard they had worked in the build up to and throughout the tournament.
He said: “Pride is the overwhelming feeling. We gave absolutely everything over 50 days.The red card didn’t help, it’s tough with 14 players for that long. They put us under a lot of pressure and we took it to the wire. It could have gone either way. They could not have given more. The players are battered at the end of a tournament. We got beat by a side with a bit more t...