Rugby: It’s a bit unreal, says Johnson

MARTIN JOHNSON reflected on England’s momentous World Cup triumph, and admitted: “It is still a little bit unreal.”

"We all said to ourselves before the game that we had to enjoy it, take it all in and remember it because you probably won't be back," recalled 33-year-old Leicester star Johnson, against a backdrop of 500 English fans who thronged the promenade outside England's Manly beach-front hotel yesterday.

"It hasn't really sunk in. It's still a little bit unreal, and it will take a few days to sink in.