England candidate Steve Borthwick has addressed the hypothesis about his future along with his Leicester Tigers squad however insisted he is not going to be leaving instantly.
The RFU are in negotiations with Leicester a couple of severance deal to nominate Borthwick after Eddie Jones was sacked on Tuesday morning.
Borthwick straight-batted questions on his future, insisting his focus stays on Sunday’s sport towards Ospreys, however answered ‘sure’ when requested if he’ll lead his aspect towards Clermont subsequent Saturday.
Steve Borthwick has insisted he’s centered on Leicester Tigers regardless of England hypothesis
It comes after Eddie Jones was sacked from his function as England head coach
‘From after I began right here I’ve all the time been very up entrance with the gamers about something and all the things,’ mentioned Borthwick. ‘This staff has had all types of challenges when it comes to preparation over the past two years.
‘We’ve had a number of potential obstacles and any time something exterior has probably been a distraction the staff concentrates on its efficiency in that week. That’s what we proceed to do.’
Borthwick labored beneath Jones at Japan and England, earlier than he joined Leicester after the 2019 World Cup.
Requested what Jones’s finest qualities had been, he mentioned: ‘There are an enormous variety of them and we’d be right here all day if I attempted to speak you thru all of them.
Borthwick labored with Jones for England and spoke extremely of his ‘work ethic’ and ‘need’
‘I may discuss in regards to the work ethic and the will to study, how he by no means ceases to need to be higher and enhance the gamers and assist them obtain their goals.
‘What I’ll speak about, which I don’t hear talked about very a lot, is the generosity of the man each time I’ve heard a coach ask a query.
‘I’ve seen him assist coaches from all around the globe as a result of we’re all attempting to educate in addition to we are able to to assist this nice sport. He loves the sport and he’s an unimaginable coach.’
