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The man of the match decision after England’s loss to Australia was truly astounding

Published 10:46 4 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 11:37 4 Oct 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
The man of the match decision after England’s loss to Australia was truly astounding

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We were all for the Mamuka Gorgodze decision but this is a stretch, to say the least.

Australia walloped England 33-13, last night, to send the World Cup hosts out of the tournament and set up a potential pool-topper against Wales. The Wallabies dismantled England in just about every department - with the breakdown being a turnover-fest for the likes of David Pocock and Michael Hooper. The star of the show, though, was surely Australia out-half Bernard Foley. He ran in two gorgeous tries and kicked another 18 points from the tee. England lock Joe Launchbury had a decent game - 13 tackles landed, 33 metres made off six carries, one clean break - but even he looked bemused after he was named man-of-the-match. https://twitter.com/MasterCardUK/status/650427207978844160/photo/1 The Aussies, of course, were typically low-key with their response. Fox Sports Australia declared the decision was 'the heist of the century'. They added: 'In a decision that not even a crooked boxing judge would allow, rugby fans judged Launchbury to be the standout individual on one of England sport’s darkest days.

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The man of the match decision after England's loss to Australia was truly astounding