Steve Borthwick has received backing from England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning head coach Sir Clive Woodward, who insists that he should take them into the 2027 global tournament. The current boss finds himself under severe pressure following a dreadful Six Nations campaign which saw them suffer four successive defeats to finish in fifth position. That … Read more
Former England fly-half and outspoken pundit Stuart Barnes has called on the RFU to sack Steve Borthwick following their dismal Six Nations campaign. The Red Rose came into the tournament with high hopes of competing for a title and a Grand Slam, but that was extinguished by Round Three. A defeat to Scotland ended their … Read more
England head coach Steve Borthwick has urged World Rugby to step in after his side were the victims of controversial decisions in the defeat to France. Some would argue that the visitors were on the end of a few harsh calls in the narrow 48-46 loss, but the Red Rose boss was particularly frustrated by … Read more
Italy welcome Steve Borthwick’s strugglers to Rome this weekend with the prospect of a first Azzurri win over England a genuine possibility. No Italian coach has ever tasted victory over the English in any of the 32 previous meetings between the sides, with this weekend’s visitors notching a combined 1,271 points to Italy’s 404 in … Read more
Steve Borthwick has wielded the axe and made nine changes to his England team from the one that lost to Ireland for Saturday’s game away to Italy in Rome, picking an entirely different back line as he seeks to salvage his side’s Six Nations campaign with the most radical selection of his tenure. Borthwick has … Read more
With England head coach Steve Borthwick suggesting he could make changes to his side to take on Italy, Planet Rugby looks at the leading names to come into the matchday 23. Borthwick’s side have slumped to two back-to-back heavy defeats against Six Nations rivals Scotland and Ireland, defeats which have seen their title hopes go … Read more
Eddie Jones believes England’s dramatic collapse in the Six Nations can be explained by Steve Borthwick’s overconfidence in looking ahead to a title decider against France before the tournament had begun. Successive emphatic defeats to Scotland and Ireland have undone the progress made during a 12-Test winning run and turned the round four appointment against … Read more
Former England head coach Clive Woodward has waded into the post-mortem following last Saturday’s Twickenham humiliation for Steve Borthwick’s Six Nations team. The Allianz Stadium hosts were hammered 42-21 by Andy Farrell’s Ireland and it has left Woodward, the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning coach, doubling down on the mindset concerns initially voiced in the aftermath … Read more
Following the conclusion of round three of the 2026 Six Nations, we pick out the winners and losers from the weekend. Ireland, Scotland and France emerged victorious this weekend and in doing so, remained in the running for the title as the competition pauses for a rest week before resuming for the final fortnight of … Read more
Think back to nearly all of Ireland’s great days in recent years and a common denominator is a quick start. By extension, as Scotland showed when racing into a 17-0 lead inside 14 minutes at Murrayfield last week, England may be fine front-runners, but they can become a little flummoxed when behind early on. As … Read more