The England coach tasked with upward Rugby World Cup 2023 trial

Posted by Xchange Tickets on February 13th, 2023

The England rugby team has a new head coach who has steadily risen to the top after a long and successful career on and off the field. Steve Borthwick, a former national team captain, has transformed Leicester Tigers over the past few years, bringing the Premier League's most successful club back to the title. He is now tasked with doing the same thing for England on the biggest stage, with just seven months remaining until the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.

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Many people thought it was risky for the RFU to fire Eddie Jones because he was hired as the new head coach of his home country of Australia within weeks of being fired. With only the Six Nations and a few warm-up games remaining before the France Rugby World Cup 2023, Borthwick's subsequent appointment puts immediate pressure on the forward, who played for Bath, Saracens, and England.

Kevin Sinfield joining him from Leicester's backroom team, Borthwick's five-year contract suggests that he is the team's long-term option. The former Harlequin, Nick Evans, has been hired as the attack coach. Leicester legend Richard Cockerill, who has been the forward’s RWC coach under Jones since 2021, will remain on the staff under the new leadership.

Borthwick and his RWC 2023 team were only brought in toward the end of December, they have been thrown into the deep end when trying to improve England's performance. Jones was fired in 2022 after only five out of 12 wins, and England must start strong in the Six Nations under their new coach if they are to challenge France for the title before the France Cup later this year.

Steve Borthwick Playing career for Leadership debut:

Playing career of Steve Borthwick was born in Carlisle and raised in Preston. He played junior rugby in the North West of England before moving south to Bath, where he made his Premiership debut in the Rugby World Cup. Before joining Saracens, he played for Bath for ten seasons, winning the European Challenge Cup. This move was made right after he was named captain of England for the Six Nations, where England finished second.

He held the position of captain throughout the year, overseeing unsuccessful campaigns in New Zealand and at home during the autumn tests. However, in March, an injury ended his international career. Before retiring, Borthwick captained Saracens to a Premiership title, two runners-up medals, and a Heineken Cup final at the club level. Borthwick went from England captain to Rugby World Cup 2023 head coach while he was still playing.  

The man he will replace in the England dugout played a big role in his success as a coach. When Borthwick joined Saracens, Jones was working as a technical advisor. Jones liked Borthwick and hired him to be the forward’s coach for the Japan coaching staff. Together with Jones, Borthwick served as Japan's forwards’ coach for three years before and during the Rugby World Cup in England. Japan defeated two-time world champions in Brighton in that tournament, arguably the biggest upset in rugby history.

Borthwick joined Jones as England’s coach, returning to serve as forwards coach for five years. During that time, England won two Six Nations championships, a Grand Slam, and a test series in Australia, and advanced to the final of the RWC. As Borthwick's popularity continued to rise, the pack played a crucial role in every England victory during this period. Record as head coach of Leicester Tigers Borthwick left England after to take over as head coach of Leicester Tigers. For more about England vs Samoa Tickets.

Borthwick's influx had a major impact almost directly at the Rugby World Cup:

However, Borthwick's arrival had a significant impact almost immediately, with the Tigers nearly doubling their points and reaching the European Challenge Cup final, where they were humiliatingly defeated by Montpellier. Despite never making the playoffs, Leicester's revival saw them finish sixth in the Rugby World Cup table however, throughout 2021 and 2022, the Tigers blew everyone out of the water.

The Tigers led the league with 94 points, 20 wins from 24, a point difference of +274, and 14 bonus points, and they gave up just 52 tries all season, which was the fewest in the league. Freddie Burns' late drop goal in the final gave Leicester a victory over Saracens at Twickenham after they defeated Northampton in the play-off semi-final. Borthwick brought the Tigers back to their long-desired position at the top of the English Rugby World Cup 2023 in just two years thanks to his steady hand and ability to get the best out of his players.

Steve Borthwick returns to England as a coach in the France Rugby World Cup 2023. While Borthwick led Leicester to heights not seen in nearly a decade, Eddie Jones' England team had their worst season since the Australian was hired. They finished third in the Six Nations despite only winning two of their five matches, well behind Grand Slam champion France and runners-up Ireland.

A summer tour of Jones's home country began with a loss to the Wallabies in Perth. However, England rallied in the second and third RWC tests to win and in consecutive weeks, won the series and eased some of Jones's pressure. However, the flaws remained, particularly in the attack, where England was heavily reliant on Owen Farrell's boot and scored fewer tries than Australia over the course of the tests. For more about England vs Argentina Tickets.

Autumn's matches ended Jones' tenure as Rugby World Cup head coach, beginning with Argentina's shocking defeat at Twickenham, in which the hosts were far from their best. Things got back on track with a victory over Japan, but England needed a minor miracle to draw with New Zealand the following week. The determination to score three tries in the final eight minutes was admirable, but the Twickenham crowd soon forgot about it after Jones' miserable loss to South Africa, which was ultimately to be his last game in charge.

England’s head coach has formulated his squad for a Rugby World Cup 2023 battle:

After that defeat to the Springboks, Jones was fired from his position, and two weeks later, Borthwick was hired. The New England head coach has less than a year to prepare his team for a Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign, followed by a hotly contested Six Nations, before returning to the England setup after two glorious years with Leicester.

The majority of Borthwick's coaching staff, most notably Sinfield, who joined the Tigers' backroom team in 2021 as defense RWC coach, have accompanied him from Welford Road to Twickenham. Nick Evans, a former Harlequin, takes over as attack coach. Following the Six Nations, Leicester's former director of rugby, Richard Cockerill, will be replaced as forwards coach by Richard Wigglesworth and Aled Davies.

However, the Scots scored two early tries, one of which was a long-range stunner from Duhan van der Merwe, and Borthwick's first match against Scotland did not go as planned. After an early Ellis Genge tries in the second half of the Rugby World Cup, England took the lead and scored twice on Max Malins' braces. Van der Merwe scored again late on to give the visitors their second victory in a row at Twickenham, a feat that had never been accomplished before. Scotland's Ben White responded almost immediately.

Borthwick and his team have a lot of work to do before the France Rugby World Cup 2023. However, with the most well-stocked rugby ranks in the world, Borthwick is well-positioned to launch a charge for glory. Under his predecessor, England reached the World Cup final in Japan before being eliminated by South Africa. England fans will hope that Borthwick's influence in Leicester's transformation into champions bears fruit in France. Now, Borthwick must assist this team in regaining its mojo.

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