 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 