When a commentator leaves his commentary box – possibly for the final time – generally you'd expect a certain amount of reverence, decorum and good will expressed by fans towards said party. Not in Phil Kearns' case.
Fox Sports wrapped up their final Wallabies Test match after 25 years broadcasting the sport in Australia and the outspoken former hooker had been at the helm of their coverage much of that quarter-century.
Rugby fans however seemed more relieved that Kearns had finally stepped away from the mic. If truth be told, he's become a figure that's profoundly disliked by the sport's fanbase. As an outspoken pundit, you're always going to have your critics, yet Kearns etched out a career in which few if any fans ever have anything kind to say about the man.
And that's what played out on Twitter, as Kearns called maybe his final game, as the Wallabies drew with Argentina at the Bankwest Stadium.
