Steve Borthwick has been confirmed as England's new head coach succeeding Eddie Jones. The new boss has vowed to “give it everything” after leaving Leicester Tigers to pen a five-year deal with his country.
The 43-year old Cumbrian is joined by rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield, who also leaves Leicester Tigers with immediate effect. Rugby Football Union boss Bill Sweeney had long targeted Borthwick as the man to lead the national team but had to bid four times his original offer for the Premiership champions to accept. Richard Wigglesworth takes charge of Tigers as interim head coach.
Borthwick said: "I'm deeply honoured to be appointed England head coach, and I am very excited by the challenge. The English game is full of talent and I want to build a winning team which makes the most of our huge potential and inspires young people to fall in love with rugby union the way I did.
