Losing to Fiji, at home, good grief. Borthwick is going to start coming under pressure now.
If this continues he will. I’ve banged on about this plenty already, but I remain convinced that he thinks that “doing the basics” is a game plan. It’s not, it’s a non-negotiable that underpins any type of game plan. It’s compounded by the fact we’re doing the basics terrible badly.We just look like a really poorly coached team and completely rudderless. It worried me that he’s by and large looked to bring in his coaches at Leicester. It’s indicative of a person who’s a bit closed minded and inflexible.
Thinking about it I can see massive parallels with when England cricket hired Chris Silverwood. Had done well in domestic cricket, been around the set up previously, and ultimately he tried to play a very conservative game with a focus on attrition. Players ended up massively confused and it was a disastrous period where they had consistently terrible results.
He's like the Steve Bruce of Rugby.