Steve Borthwick is expected to be confirmed as England head coach this week following the sacking of Eddie Jones on Tuesday. Borthwick’s club Leicester Tigers are understood to be negotiating a compensation package with the Rugby Football Union but the former England captain will be named officially as Jones’s replacement before the weekend.
The 43-year-old Borthwick left the RFU in the summer of 2020 to join Leicester but will now return to Twickenham to fill the void left by Jones’s dismissal. The 62-year-old Australian has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect, with his forwards coach Richard Cockerill placed in temporary charge pending Borthwick’s arrival.
