🌹 Steve Borthwick opens up about his career, life as England's Head Coach & facing criticism 

Best mates back together again 🤣

Hell will freeze over, first...

Absolutely. Far too many nay-sayers which is becoming typical of England rugby fans... everyone else gets behind their team and we're lucky to have a great coach like him without all the braggadocio of Eddie Jones..

Cheers brother! As an English fan- big fan of Rassie. Absolute legend- great coach

Get on Bokka! Love the rugby love 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇿🇦

You could tell the players look a lot fitter and more focused than before interesting to see how they would fare in Japan and New Zealand.

@@patrickthomas8101that’s also down to Aled Walters the S&C coach (another ex SA coach) who came in just before the 2023 6N.

Very good point!!

It should be, but those whiny journos have papers to sell and advertisers to please, so we'll always see clickbait and negativity. GBR doesn't need to answer to anyone, so we'll get a lot better quality of interviews without the crap. And agree, best interview on here by far. Big hand to the RFU media department for letting big Steve do this as well.

You folks are still the team to beat in Europe! And the benchmark for grassroots rugby/player pathways.

So true , he’s very well liked here in Ireland

Spot one

I believe the 'special case' scenario disappeared when Willis decided to renew his contract with Toulouse? Something along those lines... daft I know. Especially when you consider a potential back row of CCS, Willis/Underhill and Earl.

I doubt Steve is to fussed about all of this. Englands fans always seem to think that theiris a saviour who will talke their team to another level, the France situation amplfiies this as we can't select these players. Steve has stressed continuity. He rates the players hie has and relaises that the system and the environment are far more important for success. He coached Willis in the six nations and if he was actually part of his plans are reckon he would have come back, like Marhant is as overule, with a new hybrid contract, the money is jsut as good if not better. if England truly want a player they will most likely stay in England.

SB is in charge of the England Rugby Team . The financial management of the premiership and the eligibility of English playets is nothing to do with him

Obviously

Still ? What question didn't he answer ?

He only didn’t answer the “clickbait” questions. I’m halfway through and he has already said so much. Sounds like he’s creating the perfect environment for the team to strive 🤟🏻

You clearly weren’t listening

I thought he answered every question and was very open and articulate. Maybe you should try listening

But very genuine and very likeable

@@saren6538 I will give him that. He was.

I think the thing is he does not answer a question directly, he goes off on tangents all the time, and goes on and on, in a very dulcet tone. Saying that, really liked listening to his views.

He isn't meant to be a Vaudeville act , your comment says a lot more about you than it does about him I can assure you.

who cares. He is not there to entertain you.

People like you are one of the core reasons why England has not had more success.

I'm guessing you have been living in an underground bunker since 2019 but England's media and fans have been constantly slating England , coaches and players . With respect this old arrogant narrative about the England team and fans your implying is so overused by fans like you now it is cliche . These old stereotypes about different teams are so boring English are arrogant Kiwi fans are all precious about everything, Bok fans are boorish (and arrogant) Scots are either drunk or chippy, French are loud and emotional, Irish are chokers etc.Wales and their new dawns etc It's all rubbish , no one really belives it and yet people still bring it up . I don't mean to be rude to you personally as you are probably a really decent guy, but I'm so tired of reading comments by fans associatimg teams with labels like arrogance or disrespectul. Looking the rwc how teams mingle and interact after games, the last rwc semi between England and South Africa is a great example how the players from both sides regard themselves. Care and Faff, George and Koch, Farrell and Kolisi Marler and Kitshoff Many of these players are friends off the pitch these narratives don't come from the players, they come from fans .I'm so tired of it