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Nick Purewal

England can’t sack Steve Borthwick after World Cup ‘hand grenade’, says Mike Tindall

Mike Tindall has insisted the RFU should not sack Steve Borthwick, even if England bomb out of the Rugby World Cup.

World Cup-winner Tindall blasted the RFU for handing Borthwick a "hand grenade" for this global tournament in France, after appointing the former England captain as head coach in December.

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