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Ed the Duck 3 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

That would be premature shooting jb, even by your standards…

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TokoRFC 5 minutes ago
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Yeah I reckon so too.

Also look at how many tackles and carries Howden is making compared to Parker. He’s putting in a lot of work, did the same against the saders too.



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PMcD 5 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

I hadn’t thought about that but just watching the ENG back line tracking back, there was a complete lack of energy about the team.

It’s really hard to understand what has changed since November. We’ve stopped being the 2025 team and reverted back to 2024.



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John Breslin 5 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

I’d know idea you followed a team with such interest.

‘Statement win inbound’ in Rome? For which team, though



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willycooper 7 minutes ago
My advice for Borthwick if he wants to keep his job – Andy Goode

Totally agree, a bombardment of negativity is not what they need right now if they want to get over this rut

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unknown 8 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Slade and Dingwall are not the solution. Neither offers enough physicality. Slade is better than Dingwall but has lost a yard of pace. Atkinson or Ojomoh offer more threat to the opposition which will create space elsewhere for the outside backs to exploit

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PMcD 8 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Fin Smith will make a big difference, just by giving Dingwall & Lawrence more time and space on the ball but it will then need a player to attack the outside channels which Furbank does really well.

That’s not Freddie Steward’s game, which is why I think they may step him down and bring in Furbank, Daly or Hendy to play that 15 role for Fin Smith.



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unknown 10 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Not that sweeping really given Slade has 74 caps for England and besides Ireland in 2019 I don’t recall any other standout performances from him in an England shirt. Ojomoh has played two tests and was a standout against Argentina in the autumn. Ojomoh not starting every game is part of Bath’s rotation policy. Atkinson starts pretty much every game for Gloucester and was a bright spark from the summer tour. Both Ojomoh and Atkinson are younger than Slade and offer greater longevity

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Ed the Duck 11 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

They absolutely made a mistake, McCall or Baxter would have been far stronger choices but they are where they are. Minimum requirement from here will be a win in Rome and a performance in Paris, anything less and then the knives really begin to sharpen…

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Blackmania 11 minutes ago
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Absolutely, Parker is too slow for the international level. He could possibly be an option at lock, but not at flanker. In that case, they might as well select Josh Beehre.

Parker is powerful but really lacks speed, and that’s why he doesn’t make much of an impact with the ball in hand.



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DS 11 minutes ago
My advice for Borthwick if he wants to keep his job – Andy Goode

Totally agree regarding Blackett, Ojomoh and Finn Smith. ford is a defensive liability. I spent plenty of time at 15 behind a porous 10, and it effects at least 2 backrowers, both centres, one or both wingers, as well as the Fullback. SB should also consider not playing three 7s across the back row. Not enough grunt.. Goodey is right, England have nt suddenly become a bad team, its just that they are not picking the right player balance

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PMcD 11 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Let’s see when he names the matchday squad, the stubbornness is strong in that one Ed. 🤣🤣

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PMcD 13 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

I think if Eddie had stepped down at the end of 2019 RWC and said my job here is done, he would still be seen as a hero.

He didn’t realise what was around the corner with Covid and all the Sarries stuff but it certainly brought out the worst in “Angry Eddie” and at that point he should have probably gine the year earlier, which is why I don’t think Bill Sweeney will delay too long next time the axe is required.



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Ed the Duck 15 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

No need for the edit JB, everyone else knew…

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unknown 15 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Anyone would be better than Dingwall based on Saturday’s performance. Offered nothing in attack, slow to track back, weak in defence and another passenger that the team cannot afford

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TokoRFC 17 minutes ago
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You reckon he would be the better test match option?

Parker is big but just seems a too slow which limits his ability to move bodies and dent the line like a test match 6 should.



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Ed the Duck 18 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

Jeez how many changes do they need, will start to make Eddie look steady at that rate!

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PMcD 19 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

It was all working fine 2 games ago, so whilst I agree with the general sentiment, I also think he may be given a bit more time after going unbeaten in the Autumn.

Getting to grips with what has changed and how they fix it will be the key to this.



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unknown 20 minutes ago
My advice for Borthwick if he wants to keep his job – Andy Goode

I think when the performances have been so alarmingly poor and uncompetitive then it creates more media attention. Particularly when you consider they won all their home games in 2025 to then experience one of their heaviest defeats at home in only their second home game of 2026. Especially when that defeat followed a chastening loss in a game the media and bookmakers expected them to win. There is obviously something very wrong in the England camp which the media will be all over and hunting for the story

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PMcD 20 minutes ago
Has Steve Borthwick reached his 'Rassie' moment as England head coach?

I think they made a mistake taking such an inexperienced Leicester coaching team but they are finally growing into their roles.

I think if Borthers makes the write calls vs ITA, this could all die down once they show they are on track again.



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