A little over nine weeks ago, Greg Mumm was celebrating a historic sixth title in a row for his Sydney University side in Sydney’s Shute Shield club rugby competition.

So, how wrong we were to assume that in order to give themselves the best chance of victory last Saturday, England would simply abandon their recent expansive explorations, revert to type, smash the misfiring Wallaby pack at every opportunity and take the points through possession and/or penalties?

“The good thing about sport is that you have to expect the unexpected, just because you’re going well in one area, it can always come back to haunt you.”

Tatafu Polota-Nau