THIS weekend sees England line up against South Africa in the final of what has been a thrilling Rugby World Cup.

Depending on the result of Saturday's game, 2019 might be looked at in future as one of the greatest years in English sport, with the cricket team winning their world cup, and the rugby team hopefully playing their part.

We tend to be overly pessimistic about our sports teams in England, mainly because, for a large part of our sporting history, we didn't win all that much, but we now stand on the brink of holding two of the three major sporting world cups, and that is really very special.

You can be sure, however, that if England were to lift the trophy, there would be some miserable souls saying something along the lines of "well we weren't that good really" or "we got lucky" - presumably these people have never experienced enjoyment at any time in their lives.

Why should our great sporting moments always have the caveat that "we weren't that good" associated with them?

Even after this summer's Cricket World Cup win, social media was full of people saying "but England didn't technically win" - spoiling the moment somewhat.

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Part of the enjoyment and agony of being a sports fan is having those moments when you and your fellow fans get carried away and get swept up in the emotion and joy of winning.

Having exceptionally good teams in both cricket and rugby, and to a certain degree, in football, is something only a select few countries have, so why not just enjoy it and accept that actually, our teams are quite good and we should celebrate them.

Whatever happens on Saturday morning, win or lose, we should all be immensely proud of what our rugby team has achieved in getting to the final. If England win, let's go wild and celebrate their success, and if they lose, let's just appreciate the journey.

It would be great if, for once, we could have a great sporting moment without someone saying "they got lucky" or "the other side didn't turn up"

The England players will know, as the cricketers did on that famous day in June, that what they do can have an impact on the future of English sport for generations to come, so let's get behind them.