England fans 'absolutely gutted' as Boks win Rugby World Cup
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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF ENGLAND RUGBY FANS REACTING TO WORLD CUP FINAL AS ENGLAND LOSES TO SOUTH AFRICA / FANS SAYING THEY ARE GUTTED BUT SOUTH AFRICA PLAYED BETTER
SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 2, 2019)
1. FANS IN RAINCOATS WATCHING GAME IN RAIN WITH BEER
2. ENGLAND FANS SINGING "SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT"
3. FANS WATCHING GAME / CHEERING
4. WOMAN LOOKING NERVOUS
5. MAN WITH HANDS ON FACE / MAN WALKING PAST LOOKING TEARFUL
6. VARIOUS OF MEN WATCHING LOOKING WORRIED
7. FEW SOUTH AFRICAN FANS CHEERING AS GAME ENDS / PAN TO ENGLAND FAN APPLAUDING
8. ENGLAND FANS WITH JAPAN HEADBANDS LOOKING SAD
9. SOUTH AFRICAN FANS SAYING CHEERS
10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FANS, HOLLY AND LILLY, LILLY SAYING:
"We're English, we'll take it on the chin, it was great, it was a great game, they were really good, yeah."
11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FAN, BEN, SAYING:
"Absolutely gutted, absolutely gutted. Too many handling errors, lost it in the scrum. What more can you say. That's it"
12. SOUTH AFRICA FAN WITH SPRINGBOK
13. SOUTH AFRICAN FANS PLAYING VUVUZELA AND CELEBRATING
14 (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH AFRICA FAN, RUDY, SAYING:
"I love the fact that we came through, we weren't the best and then we came through all these stages and we exactly played the game that we wanted to play today. Rassie Erasmus is my hero. Absolute hero! Three winnings against England in the final."
15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FANS, CAITLIN AND KATY, SAYING:
KATY: "We are absolutely distraught"
CAITLIN: "gutted, gutted, literally gutted."
KATY: "but we made it this far, we beat the All Blacks, so I mean that is something to be proud of, definitely.
JOURNALIST: What did you think of the game?
CAITLIN: "It wasn't a great game, we didn't have many chances. We just had one and we lost it."
KATY: "But still, let's celebrate. Second base, so..."
16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FAN, FELIX, SAYING:
"Very upset but South Africa played a better rugby so you can't really argue with that, gutted!"
17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FANS, GEORGIE, SAYING
"I'm England and I'm so pissed off. Oh my God, My boyfriend flew back from Saudi Arabia, for this game for one day and we lost!"
18. ENGLAND FANS POSING FOR PHOTO
19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FAN, GEORGE, SAYING:
"Devastated, we've been here for the quarters, for the semis, we just didn't play on form today, we didn't turn up, we're devastated. I don't know what happened! You know, the players just didn't turn up. They'll be disappointed too. But anyway, well done South Africa."
20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FAN, OLIVER, SAYING:
"Very tough game, very tough game. England never came out of the box early, South Africa played a very simple game. Territory a very aggressive defence, England never turned up."
21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FAN, NAME UNKNOWN, SAYING:
"We were.. we were not.. we had nothing."
22. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND FANS, CLAUDIA AND MARTINA, SAYING:
"I came in today expecting more, we thought we were going to win so we're very sad."
23. FANS DANCING AND SINGING
24. FAN BLOWING KISS
STORY: England fans in London were heartbroken after their side lost to South Africa 32-12 in the Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday (November 2).
English and South African supporters congregated in pubs and clubs in the city early on Saturday morning to watch the match on large screens.
England were second-best in every department and though South Africa were excellent, Eddie Jones's team were also the architects of their own downfall at times, playing fast and loose - and inaccurately - in the early stages and making a huge number of handling errors.
Disappointed England fans could only admit their side had been second best on the night while South Africans expressed their pride in Rassie Erasmus and his team.
(Production: Graham Kelly/ Tanya Wood)
