Steve Borthwick took charge of England vowing to turn jeers to cheers, by treating EVERY game like the Rugby World Cup.
Twickenham fans ran out of patience with Eddie Jones’ World Cup obsession at the expense of all else, booing England at the end of his final game in charge.
England were beaten 27-13 by South Africa last month, which came on the back of home defeats to New Zealand and Argentina.
Borthwick revealed that the experience had “hurt” the players and that he intended to win back the crowd at the first opportunity.
"Our job is a team, my job as coach in helping prepare that team, is to give our supporters plenty to roar about,” he said.
“The players are hurting. They want the supporters and the nation to be proud of the team. Everybody felt during the autumn, unfortunately, that it wasn't quite like that, was it.”
The former England captain, who coached Leicester to Premiership glory last season, added: “We want this ground as noisy as it's ever been - by the way we play, the way we compete, the way we fight on that pitch. I want a team this nation can be proud of.
“We know the World Cup is not far away, but the focus is on the start of the Six Nations. It's not very long before we play Scotland here. When this team walks out of that tunnel I want to hear that roar louder than ever.”
As Borthwick spoke, Jones gave his first interview since being dismissed to a French newspaper, revealing that he sensed his days were numbered two games before the trigger was pulled.
"Just before we faced New Zealand in November I had a meeting with the senior directors of the RFU," said he told Midi Olympique.
"I felt, that day, that the atmosphere was bizarre. They were not like they usually are with me. After that, the British media became more and more critical. I understood then that the end was nigh."
