England's new coach Steve Borthwick said the team 'weren't good at anything' when he took over from Eddie Jones and that they would have to improve in several departments after losing their Six Nations opener to Scotland on Saturday.Borthwick, who was appointed in December after Jones was sacked, saw his
England's new coach Steve Borthwick said the team"weren't good at anything" when he took over from Eddie Jones and that they would have to improve in several departments after losing their Six Nations opener to Scotland on Saturday.
"I've been frank from day one in saying there's a lot of work to do," Borthwick told British media."When I looked at the team in the autumn, when I measured the team and got all the data for the team, we weren't good at anything.
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