Ah Fern! My father played rugby for England! He didn't have a good word for the rugby players towards the end of his life! But I was a soccer fan in the late 60's when we actually won the world cup (and Leeds Utd were a force to be reckoned with!)
The way I see it now is that players are paid so much they couldn't give a toss about the fact they are wearing an England shirt, it's just another game to them. The fans who pay their wages don't matter. Cynical? Moi? Too right I am!