Steve Borthwick statement: Spoken with Eddie Jones

Leicester director of rugby Steve Borthwick has refused to comment on speculation linking him to becoming England’s new head coach. Even when not working in the same coaching team at Leicester Tigers he has been incredibly supportive of myself and my coaching journey. “I speak to people at the RFU every week because we have a lot of England players here. 💬“Yeah, Eddie and I have spoken this week…”Amid the speculation linking him with the vacant England head coaching role, Steve Borthwick today maintained that his focus remains on Leicester Tigers. “Every time these players there is anything that could possibly distract from outside they concentrate on the next challenge.”Next England Rugby Head Coach odds:#8.