On Thursday, Steve Borthwick made a point that England have had only three main training sessions leading into this Six Nations Championship. In fact, the England head coach made that same point four times just so everyone was clear his preparation time has been limited.
England finished fourth last year in Steve Borthwick’s first Six Nations as England’s head coach, beating only Italy and Wales, but after confounding their critics to take third place in the World Cup, going one stage further than their historic European rivals to the semi-finals, hopes are higher for this season’s tournament.