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England coach set to be axed after World Cup - report

Steve Borthwick, the England head coach, Kevin Sinfield, defence coach, Richard Wiggleswoth attack coach and Aled Walters, the head of strength and conditioning gather during the England training session held at the Payanini Center on July 11, 2023 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Steve Borthwick is set to part ways with defence coach Kevin Sinfield at the end of the World Cup, according to The Telegraph

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It has been reported that the rugby league legend will move on after England’s third place play-off on Friday, with his role being filled by South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones. The Irishman has been part of the Springboks set-up for over four years now, helping them win the World Cup in 2019 as a defence consultant.

The former Munster player’s move to England was announced at the end of the Six Nations this year, and while there has been no confirmation yet as to what role he will play in Borthwick’s coaching team (being announced as an assistant coach), The Telegraph believe it is in place of Sinfield, who will move on as part of a ā€œmutual agreementā€.

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      The report said: ā€œThe coaching set-up will also be bolstered by the recruitment of Felix Jones, the Irishman who is currently the defence coach with the Springboks for the last five years.

      ā€œFelix Jones is a coach obsessed with detail in a similar fashion to Borthwick – it was his defensive strategy that plotted the downfall of Farrell in the 2019 final.

      ā€œAnd his arrival in January will almost certainly see Kevin Sinfield, England’s current defence coach who joined the set-up from Leicester with Borthwick but has lacked the experience to make a significant impact on the Test stage, move on as part of a mutual agreement.ā€

      Sinfield joined England alongside Borthwick at the end of last year following Eddie Jones’ dismissal. The pair had won the Gallagher Premiership with Leicester Tigers earlier that year, but endured a tough introduction to Test rugby during the Six Nations, including a record 53-10 loss to France at Twickenham. However, they have a chance to finish third in the World Cup this Friday when they face Argentina.

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      mr chen 561 days ago

      England seems obsessed with SA coaching staff after 2019 world cup they poached anothr member from South African i think it was Proudfood if am not wrong šŸ˜‚

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      Patrick 562 days ago

      Paddy, Correct me if I am wrong, Owen Farrell cost England the game , when in the first half he was penalised , argued with the referee and the penalty kick was moved forward 10m , which the referee was entitled to do, and which placed it in a kickable position and SA successfully gained the 3 points. That 3 points made all the difference to the result.

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      Tom 562 days ago

      Yep… and we coughed up some other pens in the first half through indiscipline.


      Given how shit we are at scoring tries, to give up easy points in the first half when we had dominance was infuriating. We should have gone in 12 - 0 and the game would have been over.

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      strachan 562 days ago

      That's about the only record they will break this RWC. Bring them into the conversation of finals x3 😺

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      Nickers 562 days ago

      New attack coach might be a better place to start

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      Tom 562 days ago

      Definitely but it's not like the Boks attack is scintillating. It's basically the same as ours but with bigger forwards and faster wingers.

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      Tom 562 days ago

      Seems like England's defence is starting to click under Sinfield… I can't imagine Borthers is going to dump him so quickly after bringing him from Leicester.

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      fl 562 days ago

      ok I read the telegraph article and it was just speculation. Doesn’t seem to be based on any particular insight at all. Panic over!

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      Angus 562 days ago

      Sounds like the telegraph have got this wrong, why would we get rid of our defense coach and replace him with an attack coach?

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      fl 562 days ago

      he is currently attack coach, but was defence consultant in 2019

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      RugCs 562 days ago

      Felix Jones is not the Boks defence coach, he is the attack coach, Nienaber is the defence coach.


      So if England wants to appoint Felix as defence coach because of his years of experience as defence coach then it is not fake news.

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      Tom 562 days ago

      My favourite SA rugby moment of all time was when Victor Matfield got appointed attack coach at the bulls 😭🤣😭🤣

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      fl 562 days ago

      what????

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      fl 562 days ago

      why????????

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