 Complete the following phrase:  At the 2007 World Cup, England were grouped in Pool A with Samoa, Tonga, South Africa, and the United States. They progressed to the knockout stage despite a heavy 360 loss to South Africa, and narrowly defeated Australia 1210 in the quarter-finals. England then faced hosts France in the semi-finals and triumphed 149 to qualify for the final, where they were subjected to a second defeat by the Springboks at this World Cup, losing the match 156. England followed up their World Cup disappointment with two consecutive second-place finishes in the Six Nations Championship, behind Wales 2008 and Ireland 2009. Former England team captain Martin Johnson took up the job of head coach in July 2008 but, unable to replicate his on-field success in the management role, he resigned in November 2011 following a miserable 