Steve Borthwick could inadvertently benefit from the civil war which has broken out at the RFU – as financial and governance chaos impacts on the hiring-and-firing culture in professional rugby.
England’s head coach has been under fierce scrutiny and pressure after presiding over just five wins from 12 Tests during a calendar year of profound under-achievement. Autumn defeats at home against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa led to speculation about potential regime change – but now that is taking place within the governing body rather than the national management team.
In theory, there is supposed to be an official performance review early in the New Year, but the union’s board and council may be far too busy with toxic in-fighting to spare much time for such distracting matters. And even if England stumble at the start of the Six Nations – away versus Ireland and in ‘Le Crunch’ against France at Twickenham –…
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