Former England head coach Eddie Jones believes sacking Steve Borthwick could be “foolhardy” regardless of a poor Guinness Six Nations marketing campaign.
England completed fifth within the desk following a dramatic 48-46 defeat by France on Saturday night time, with the round-one victory over Wales the solitary win from a event which had promised a lot.
The Rugby Soccer Union is about to assessment England’s worst efficiency in Six Nations historical past, however head coach Borthwick continues to have the help of his gamers and has already been backed by RFU chief govt Invoice Sweeney.
Australian Jones took on the England position from 2015 till his departure in 2022 and labored alongside then-assistant coach Borthwick, who changed him forward of the 2023 World Cup.
Jones feels now just isn’t the time for one more change as England regroup for the build-up to the Nations Championship, which begins in opposition to South Africa on July 3, and on in direction of subsequent yr’s World Cup.
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“Steve’s done a good job with England,” Jones stated on the Rugby Unity podcast, which he co-costs with David Pembroke and Ewen McKenzie.
“There is no doubt that they had a bad tournament, so he will need to show to the RFU that he knows why he has had a bad tournament, he knows how he is going to turn it around and I am sure he can do that.”
Jones, now in his second spell as Japan head coach, added: “I believe [Borthwick] is the best man to teach England and I believe they [RFU] ought to help him by means of this.
“Maybe he has got a few things wrong and they will need to help him rectify those errors, but they would be foolhardy to change.
“I believe they’re nonetheless struggling to search out [their identity]. I believe Steve is aware of how he desires to play and I believe there’s most likely an inside battle happening inside the gamers.”
Greenwood: England will follow Borthwick
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Former England worldwide and World Cup winner Will Greenwood expects the RFU to stay with Borthwick in the interim
Former World Cup winner Will Greenwood expects England to stay with Borthwick.
Regardless of England’s turbulent marketing campaign, Greenwood expects Borthwick to be in control of the Nations Cup event this summer season, then lead England into the World Cup scheduled to happen in Australia from October 1 to November 13 2027.
“I would be reasonably confident that the RFU will make a decision that they see enough that he will lead England to the World Cup in 2027,” he instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Borthwick has beaten all the top sides but the worry for me is just the inability to go back to back. To go toe to toe and win consistently against the best sides, that’s the question mark hanging over his head.”
