Borthwick to join England Rugby

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The RFU can announce Steve Borthwick has agreed to join Eddie Jones’ coaching staff.

The former England captain will join the national setup as forwards coach.

He will be reunited with Jones having worked together for three years on Japan’s 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign as well as at Saracens, where the Australian signed him as a player from Bath. The 36 year-old former England international and captain had a brief coaching spell with Greene King IPA Championship side Bristol Rugby following the conclusion of the tournament this year.

Borthwick had an impressive playing career as a lock for both club and country which saw him play for England on 57 occasions between 2001 and 2010. He captained the side under Martin Johnson from 2008 and was a member of the England squad which reached the World Cup Final against South Africa in 2007. His playing career spanned 16 years which included captaining Bath and Saracens before retiring at the end of the 2013/14 season with a record 265 Premiership appearances. He began his transition into coaching while still playing for Saracens and took up the Japan forwards coach position in 2012.

England head coach Eddie Jones said: “I am delighted that Steve has joined my coaching setup. I have known him for a long time through Saracens and Japan and he has done fantastic work as a coach. Steve has a huge amount of international experience as a player and a captain and his coaching in Japan in recent years shows he can get the best out of the players at the highest level. He is a great addition and I look forward to working with him again as we look ahead to the start of the RBS 6 Nations next year.”

Steve Borthwick said: “This is a really exciting opportunity to join the England setup and to link up with Eddie again. This is a huge honour to be asked as these chances don’t come around often. We have an exciting group of players in England and I am really looking forward to the challenge and getting England beating the best teams in the world.”