England rugby has only had one celebrated international time in history which culminated in them winning the rugby world cup in 2003. Apart from that, we are quite happy to watch our national team get trounced every autumn by the southern hemisphere touring teams, who actually take their sport seriously.

Scotland has had a dismal decade in the annual six nations tournament, coming fifth or sixth (usually depending on the form of fellow table-bottomer Italy). And yet, when they came within 14 points of England they appeared to be celebrating! Perhaps after the overrated Andy Murray fiasco they needed something to be positive about.

England suffered record home losses to the southern hemisphere last autumn, but boy did we celebrate as newcomer Armitage knocked a single drop-goal over the Australian bar. We lost 28-14, and it was commented on as an "encouraging performance"!?

We always back the underdog, in the way during the world cups millions place bets with odds of 32-1 against on Japan to reach the quarter finals. Rugby is a typical British sport; it encourages you to back the underdogs.

We prefer to win and have it come as an utter surprise, perhaps being best in the world got a bit boring for us. Never have I seen a nation united like when England reached the 2007 final and everyone having recovered from choking on their drinks delightedly cried "really!?"

It is too boring to know the outcome, and perhaps from a British perspective too painful to know the outcome. Therefore, we watch the Davids line up to tackle the Goliaths and roar "go on, my son", because we all want to believe the impossible is really possible.