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Danny Care insists England view it as a \u201cprivilege\u201d to attempt to lift spirits after Jersey Reds\u2019 financial collapse by delivering a successful Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
A dramatic Thursday began with the news that Jersey face liquidation unless emergency funding can be secured and ended with England qualifying for the quarter-finals on the strength of Japan\u2019s victory over Samoa.<\/p>\n
The club that clinched last season\u2019s Championship title are set to follow Wasps, Worcester and London Irish into administration, each of them victims of the financial crisis gripping the domestic landscape.<\/p>\n
Care believes Steve Borthwick\u2019s men can play their role in giving the English game a much-needed shot in the arm by progressing deep into the World Cup.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly sad news \u2013 again. I can\u2019t imagine how those guys are feeling. Alex Mitchell\u2019s brother plays for Jersey and a couple of the lads have got good friends there,\u201d Care said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a similar vein, I looked at the Premiership launch picture the other day and it just looked so sparse and bare. The 10-team thing kind of hit home then.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you hear that a team that did so well in the Championship last season is no longer, it\u2019s quite sobering. Our thoughts are with all their fans and all the players and staff involved there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the national team we have a massive role to play. We\u2019re the lucky 33 who are out here on the biggest stage trying to represent everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that more pressure on us? I don\u2019t see it as that, I see it as a privilege that we can try and put smiles on a few people\u2019s faces.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can put some smiles on their faces by doing well at this World Cup and giving some hope because there\u2019s a massive responsibility whenever you wear this rose.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to win the whole thing, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here. The Jersey guys will be in our thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n
England have refused to celebrate their passage into the quarter-finals as Pool D winners with a match to spare knowing they must first negotiate Samoa in Lille on Saturday.<\/p>\n
By routing Argentina, Japan and Chile they have built momentum \u2013 albeit in the least competitive of the World Cup groups \u2013 that will sweep them into a knockout appointment most likely against Fiji on October 15.<\/p>\n
It represents a startling mood swing from last month when three defeats in four Tests left expectations on the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mood back homes seems to be that people are pleasantly surprised that we\u2019re actually doing all right!\u201d Care said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBefore the tournament people were saying a lot of stuff about the team. When you don\u2019t play well do you deserve the negative stuff? I don\u2019t know, but you get it when you wear this shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe feeling we\u2019re feeling is massive support and optimism and a belief that maybe there is something in this England team. We believe it as players.\u201d<\/p>\n