David Campese has attacked Wales, Scotland and Ireland for playing dreadful rugby at the World Cup and has not spared tournament favourite England from a scathing tirade.

Australia's most capped player said the standard of rugby from the Home Nations, particularly the Celts, has been a huge disappointment.

A win over Italy put Wales into the quarterfinals, but Campese fears for the Welsh even before they get there, with a final pool match against New Zealand on Sunday.

Scotland was thrashed by France last week and must beat the enterprising Fiji to reach the last eight, Ireland is there but struggled past Argentina and England was given the shock of its life by Samoa.

"God knows what New Zealand will do to the Welsh," Campese wrote in his column in English newspaper The Times.

"I remember the great Wales teams of the 1970s, they were truly inspirational. The game in Wales seems to be falling apart.

"But it's not as bad as Scotland. I don't think I have seen a bigger rabble.

"They will be really lucky to beat Fiji on Saturday and, on the evidence I've seen, they don't deserve to. I don't know why they are here.

"They haven't got a clue, no game plan and no players."

Campese questioned how Ireland, runners up to England in last season's Six Nations, escaped with a 16-15 win against Argentina on Sunday.

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