England's Rugby World Cup stars become giants in new O2 advert
The support of England rugby fans can “make them giants”, according to the latest O2 advert ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
The 2 minute video, which you can watch below, shows Chris Robshaw, Mike Brown and Courtney Lawes striding across England as the nation cheers them on to glory.
Inspired by the likes of the BFG the animated film shows the players transitioning from unloved outcasts to colossuses roared on by an expectant nation.
The video has already received a great response on social media, with Dan Root commenting: “The is absolutely amazing.”
Chris Ponty tweeted his first impressions, describing the advert as “awesome”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/O2sports" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/O2sports" data-vars-event-id="c23">@O2sports</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby" data-vars-event-id="c23">@EnglandRugby</a> Strikes just the right note. Stirring stuff fellas. Made me cry first time. And second... — Joe Stephenson (@joethequin) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/joethequin/status/641534902723346432" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/joethequin/status/641534902723346432" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 9, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/O2sports" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/O2sports" data-vars-event-id="c23">@O2sports</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/O2" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/O2" data-vars-event-id="c23">@O2</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby" data-vars-event-id="c23">@EnglandRugby</a> good grief I feel extremely patriotic all of a sudden. — Sam Evans (@samjevansstuff) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/samjevansstuff/status/641518348405186560" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2943406-https://twitter.com/samjevansstuff/status/641518348405186560" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 9, 2015</a>
With the home crowd cheering them on England captain Robshaw is confident he will be lifting the Webb Ellis Cup at Twickenham next month.
He said: "I believe this is a squad that can win the World Cup. There are enough guys who have played in big games in various competitions who have dealt with pressure.
"There is also a lot of youth in there which brings excitement. The balance is very good. I look around and I'm confident in the players we have.
