RFU, England and Steve Borthwick

England coach Steve Borthwick: RFU still back me after 'painful' loss
England head coach Steve Borthwick says he has the full backing of the RFU despite the team being on the worst run in six years after they fell 29-20 to South Africa on Saturday at Twickenham.
Steve Borthwick feels he still has RFU’s backing after England’s latest loss
England head coach Steve Borthwick is confident he has the backing of the Rugby Football Union despite presiding over a fifth successive defeat after South Africa triumphed 29-20 at Allianz Stadium. Cheslin Kolbe’s 62nd-minute try placed the Springboks in a commanding position and even when replacement prop Gerhard Steenekamp was sent to the sin-bin England could not break through,
Steve Borthwick delivers verdict on RFU support after England fall to fifth straight defeat
Steve Borthwick believes he has the “absolute support” of the RFU after England fell to a fifth defeat in a row by losing to South Africa. The Springboks ran out 29-20 winners at Allianz Stadium on Saturday evening to consign England to their third defeat of this Autumn Nations Series.
Steve Borthwick insists he has RFU's 'absolute support and belief'
Steve Borthwick has insisted his job isn’t under threat despite England falling to their fifth defeat in row on Saturday.
Steve Borthwick insists England are not in crisis and that he has support of RFU
Ugo Monye says head coach should face difficult questions after loss to South Africa continues miserable autumn
Rugby-We will be better for this pain, says England coach Borthwick
England coach Steve Borthwick said that the yet another painful defeat, this time 29-20 to South Africa on Saturday to continue their miserable Autumn series, will help his team in the long run as they continue their development.
New chair of RFU’s Professional Rugby Board is Telegraph Media Group chairman Mike McTighe
Mike McTighe, the chair of the Telegraph Media Group, has been appointed as chair of the new Men’s Professional Rugby Board, ...
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England Rugby's Struggles: A Painful Path to Progress
Following a 29-20 loss to South Africa, England coach Steve Borthwick remains optimistic. Despite repeated defeats in their Autumn series, he believes these challenges will ultimately benefit the team ...
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RFU reveals new limited-contact format to boost schools rugby
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is to roll out a new, non-contact form of the game in schools in a bid to arrest the decline in the sport at school level, the governing ...
Exeter prop Iosefa-Scott banned for three games
Exeter Chiefs prop Josh Iosefa-Scott is banned for three matches after striking Hartpury's Robbie Smith in the face.
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RFU warned of existential crisis as drastic school rugby changes are unveiled
The Rugby Football Union has launched a radical plan to save school rugby, which introduces three forms of the game including “reduced contact”, after an independent report predicted it will ...
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RFU Unveils Non-contact Plan To Halt School Rugby Decline
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced plans to introduce a non-contact version of the game in schools with the aim of halting a decline in youth participation. An independent review ...
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A New Era For Rugy: RFU Rolls Out New Non-Contact Rugby Format For Schools In England
After the assessment, the RFU has started implementing T1 Rugby, a non-contact version of the sport, in schools with the goal of having 5,000 schools participating in T1 Rugby within the next four ...