There has not been this much enthusiasm around England’s prospects in the Six Nations for some time. The optimism is built not only on their run of 11 Test wins in a row, including a first home win over New Zealand since 2012, but also on the scope there is for a young side to continue to improve under Steve Borthwick heading into next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Borthwick and one of the senior players, Jamie George, have been open about England’s expectations, with Borthwick stating that the team wants to see “fans flooding across the Channel to Paris to come and watch in a massive encounter on the final round with the opportunity to achieve what we want”.
