Major challenges do not daunt Kevin Sinfield, which is a good job given the task at hand turning England’s tanker around.
Having followed Steve Borthwick from Leicester Tigers to take on duties as defence coach in the national set-up last December, the former rugby league star would have recognised a side in need of transformation, but the Six Nations only served to underline how much must be done. Three defeats, two on their home patch, one by a record margin – as Borthwick and his first lieutenant slumped in their seats while France danced to a record dismantling, England’s sunken state was perfectly clear.
