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Why we hate losing to England,

It is hard to imagine any other country than England doing a lap of honour after losing to the All Blacks.

That is exactly, however, what the English did in 1997 after losing 25-8 at Old Trafford.

It was a spectacle that has amused Kiwis ever since and was brilliantly summed up by the

‘‘The people were in the mood for a good old knees-up.

‘‘So while the band, with a little help from the disc jockey, struck up Land Of Hope And Glory, we were treated to the spectacle of the finest of England’s shires prancing back out to join with The People in communal celebration of coming second in a two-horse race.’’

In the commentary box, a bemused Keith Quinn suggested the English should look at the scoreboard.

‘‘I am sure it says 25-8 to New Zealand.’’

Forget about the Aussies or the Springboks, it is the English who we hate losing to the most.

Just ask Stu Wilson who

captained the 1983 All Blacks to a 15-9 loss at Twickenham. ‘‘It certainly hurt . . . it was not a good way to end a season.’’

England invented rugby and found it hard to accept that a small country from the other side of the world could dominate them, Wilson said.

‘‘Along with a couple of world wars, it [rugby] put us on the world stage, so we like to kick English arses.’’

One of his fondest memories of touring England was attending

carboot parties in the area behind the stands at Twickenham.

There were lots of flash cars and with good mate Bernie Fraser, the pair soon worked out that Aston Martins had the best champagne.

‘‘They would say: it is lovely to have you colonial boys drink with us; and we would think: what a bloody w ...... ’’

England have beaten the All Blacks only seven times and many of our leading players have never tasted defeat by them.

During his distinguished career,

Christian Cullen came up against the English five times for four wins, including the infamous lap of honour test, and a 26-26 draw.

‘‘I did not like to lose to any team but the English do gloat a bit more than other teams.’’

Halfback Piri Weepu played England three times during his 71-match career. In 2012, he was part of team that lost 38-21 at Twickenham.

‘‘They are definitely a team I did not like losing to.’’

It was not so much arrogance as

‘‘over confidence’’ that made Kiwi rugby fans dislike them, he said.

‘‘It is just the fact they seem to think they are the greatest team in the world but we have proven that we are [the best] over the years.’’