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Steve Borthwick handed fresh injury concern ahead of Six Nations

Steve Borthwick, (L) the England head coach looks on with backs coach, Richard Wigglesworth during the England training session held at the LNER Community Stadium on March 01, 2024 in York, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
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George Furbank could miss the start of England’s Six Nations campaign after fracturing his arm in Northampton’s victory over the Bulls on Saturday.

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Furbank has been told that he might require an operation to repair the damage sustained half an hour into the 30-21 Investec Champions Cup win in Pretoria.

The 28-year-old full-back started three of England’s four Tests last month, losing his place to Freddie Steward for the defeat by South Africa, and is now a doubt for the opening rounds of the Six Nations.

“George has fractured his arm. It can vary so there’s nothing concrete on how long that will take,” Northampton head coach Sam Vesty said.

“It is a big loss, he is a fantastic rugby player. He is our club captain and has really grown into that leadership role over the last couple of years.”

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Olly 1 hour ago
Is defence going out of fashion? 'The trick now is how quickly you stop the bleeding'

IMO, with all the physical changes to the players and the law changes for faster more ball minutes etc…The Def role has changed. All the usual stuff of the def system, line speed structure, communication, pressure etc etc are all critical. For me, game management has become def and the role of the modern def coach. Yes, it has always been important, but I feel it has switched from more attack focus to a def focus. It is very hard to stop teams from coming away with points when they get in range now and we are seeing more and more of just pick-and-goes over actual attack in this red zone. You can tackle your heart out, but the system will fail, and from what I have been seeing in SRP (with the new laws), teams seem to be holding on in def….then suddenly the opposition gets in the right area (mostly a run of penalties), and we have a run of points. Lots of points in bunches at critical points of games which make a tight contest look like a comfortable win.

Not sure if I am getting my point over clearly (at the end of a tiring day so rambling); I guess I just see the game is all about managing where the game is played, which has always been important…But I think it is def more important now then he has been in the past and a critical part of def coaching now. A def team stopping a team from getting points when in the reds zone is celebrated as a miracle now and a complete failure from the attacking team….



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