worth the trip, especially if there just magically happens to be a game rugby going on at Murrayfield on the same weekend."
England, originally poised as quarter-final contenders, have transformed into a leisurely bunch during their week off.
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A number of players, such as Ben Youngs and Ellis Genge, have opted for a Disneyland getaway with their families.
Meanwhile, Marcus Smith and Tom Curry have ventured to the dazzling streets of Paris, with wing Henry Arundell and Joe Marchant making preparations for their moves to Racing 92 and Stade Francais after the Rugby World Cup.
Freddie Steward has chosen the sunnier landscapes of Nice, while many players with families have gathered at their base camp in Le Touquet.
The team is scheduled to reunite on Wednesday evening, followed by consecutive training sessions on Thursday and Friday, in preparation for their last pool match against Samoa on October 7th.
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Rugby World Cup fan bases have been revealed and ranked
The guys over at Host A Fan have attempted to rank the Tier One fan bases. They've based their ranking, from most important to least, on six different categories:
- Home Stadium Atmosphere
- Passion
- Away Support
- Online Public Vote
- Anthem & Other Songs
Read their full analysis and ranking
by CLICKING HERE. Or check out the brief ranking below:
#10. Australia - 4.2
#9. France - 4.3
" The French also score below-average rating for both
Away Support and Home Stadium Atmosphere, the latter not helped by the fact you need a telescope (never mind a pair of binoculars) to see the pitch (never mind the action) from some of the seats at the Stade de France."
#7 Italy - 4.4
They Said: "Like the French, they are let down by Away Support and, most impactfully, Home Stadium Atmosphere, which can often suffer from one-sided, processional performances on the pitch, although thankfully, these are becoming rarer occasions."
#5. Argentina- 5.5
They said: "Argentinians are passionate about their rugby. Their anthem always gets me pumped too."
#6. New Zealand - 6
They said: "The All Blacks has plenty of history and part of that is down to the great support they receive from their fans."
#5. England - 6.15
They said: "They may have created the game, be the only side on the list to have won the World Cup and boast the largest stadium on the list but England's fans can only scrape a fourth place in our list"
Nigel Slater (no, not that one) from Facebook said: "Twickenham is a 'place of corporate knobs in chinos, blue shirt and tweed"
#4. Scotland - 7
They said: "Quite simply, no one matches the Celts for rugby and kicking off our top 3 are England's oldest enemies, the Scots. A spring visit up to the beautifully exquisite Edinburgh is always
#3. Ireland - 7.15
They said: "Guinnesses on tap at the home of the black stuff, the hum of Irish music whistling into the spring air from almost every pub and the world famous friendliness of the locals. There's nothing quite like a 'cultural' trip to Dublin on a Six Nations weekend."
#2. South Africa - 8
They said: "It's not just the pure numbers that make Boks fans one of the best—they're enormously passionate and colourful, too."
#1. Wales - 9.05
They Said: "Topping our list of the best supporters with a mightily impressive score of over 9, are the Welsh. Quite simply, no one does it better. On a Six Nations matchday, eyes up and down the country from rural farmyard to remote rural pubs are fixed on the green, green grass of the national stadiums and the XV men wearing their country's red with pride. "