VIDEO: Queen welcomes stars of Rugby World Cup to Buckingham palace

England forward James Haskell, Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip, Scot Greig Laidlaw, Australian coach Michael Cheika and South African Victor Matfield were among guests at the royal engagement.

While Haskell and England have been eliminated from the tournament, Ireland will take on Argentina in the quarter-finals, while Scotland face Australia and South Africa take on Wales.