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What’s the French for schadenfreude?
France lost 55-35 to England at Twickenham, this evening, but denied Stuart Lancaster’s men their first Six Nations trophy in four years.
England needed to beat the French by 26 points to overtake Ireland in the championship standings. They went mightily close but, with the game ticking into added time, a penalty called against them looked like curtains.
Their scrum-half, Rory Kockott, certainly gave less than two hoots that his side had just lost. He was more concerned with denying the English.
Unfortunately for Rory, and Irish hearts, the French took a quick tap and the game continued. 30 seconds later and Kockott finally got his hands on the ball. Out he hoofed it.
Rory Kockott, as a complete aside, was born in East London, South Africa.
Kockott tweeted this, post-match:
Never good to lose out there, fought all the way till the last ruck! Respect to @EnglandRugby for a huge performance.
— Rory Kockott (@RoryKockott) March 21, 2015
