• modern coach finally due in London from Friday
• Steve Borthwick likely to be hired for Six NationsEngland may bear announced their fixtures and a modern autumn sponsor for 2016 but uncertainty still swirls around Twickenham on any number of fronts. Visa issues bear meant Eddie Jones will not now physically report for duty before Friday,delaying the process of finalising the rest of his coaching team, while the Rugby Football Union is still wrestling with the fallout from a premature World Cup exit.
The RFU continues to bear Stuart Lancaster’s three assistant coaches in its employ but the prospect of Steve Borthwick assuming a role on Jones’s staff is increasingly a matter of when rather than if. While Jones is understood to be contemplating bringing further members of his Japan backroom team with him, or it will also be no enormous surprise if the Saracens defence coach,Paul Gustard, ultimately features in some capacity. Related: Saracens open to England talks for Paul Gustard or Alex Sanderson Related: Marine mentality could help Eddie Jones create a fearless band of brothers | Robert Kitson Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com