England rugby star Henry Pollock has been caught shushing Argentina’s fans before the Three Lions’ exit from the World Cup.
Pollock taunted the group as the team left their hotel in Buenos Aires, as they prepared to face Los Pumas in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
Argentine fans had been mocking the England rugby team ahead of the Fifa World Cup semi-final in Atlanta.
Pollock made a thumbs-down gesture from the team bus before taking the taunting to the next level.
Steve Borthwick’s side play their Nations Championship match on July 18.
His squad have opted not to wear their national shirts in public as a precautionary measure.
The Rugby Football Union has not deployed extra security, but England lock Alex Coles insisted the squad have taken steps to avoid any issues.
He said: “I think, bearing in mind where we are and who we’re playing with, we’ve been pretty sensible about not wearing our English shirts around too much.
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“We had them all out in Liverpool and got a bit of a better reception than we might do here.
“I definitely love my football. I think there’s a fair bunch of us that do.
“We watched the previous game after our game at the weekend, on in a rooftop bar in Liverpool, and it was very cool. Everyone was getting very excited.
“We’re very proud to represent our country playing rugby, and I think that translates to real excitement around watching England in any sport, and World Cup fever it is sort of like no other with the football, isn’t it?
Alex Coles said the squad have taken precautionary measures ahead of their clash against Argentina
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“It captures the imagination of the globe in a way that no other sport can.
“It’s really special, and I think it’s the sport that I grew up watching first before rugby and cricket; football was the thing I was obsessed with.”
Borthwick’s side have flown to Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina, with winger Tommy Freeman saying the players are ready for backlash after England’s defeat in the football.
Freeman said: “We’ll see how hostile it gets. It’s big for Argentina and us, and being here it’s heightened massively.
Steve Borthwick’s side are in action tomorrow evening at 8:10pm
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“We know they’re a passionate country.
“We are too, and they’ll want to compete to the fullest, and we’ll be ready for that.”
Pollock has been benched for tomorrow evening’s game, which kicks off at 8:10pm.
Jamie George will once again captain the side, earning his 113th cap.
