IndiaAIFounders — England players ‘fight to protect’ Steve Borthwick and deny rumours of rift

Team meet to discuss Times article on squad disharmony
Jamie George says criticism will get best from England

England’s senior players have circled the wagons around Steve Borthwick and denied he oversaw a toxic environment over the summer, insisting they will “fight to protect” the under-fire head coach in Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia.

Jamie George, who captained the side for England’s three summer Tests, and the returning skipper, Maro Itoje, called a squad meeting on Friday morning to discuss an article in the Times that portrays a group of players fed up with Borthwick’s man management skills. The article goes on to say that Ellis Genge clashed with Borthwick, and that senior players sought clear-the-air talks with the head coach and wanted the Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, present.

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