A test match series in Australia followed, which was lost 2–0 and following a record 62–5 defeat by England at Twickenham, Jenkins came under increasing pressure from the Welsh media, but insisted his position and that of his under fire coaching be judged on performances at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Wales failed to qualify for the quarter finals of the World Cup, losing to second-tier nation Fiji 34–38. Jenkins tenure as Welsh coach came to an end the following day on 30 September 2007, informed of the Welsh Rugby Union's decision by chief executive Roger Lewis and chairman David Pickering at the team's hotel.