Steve Borthwick rugby player
Steve Borthwick rugby player

Steve Borthwick

12th Oct 1979 1.98m/113kg Head Coach

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell boost England ahead of Ireland showdown

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell have returned to the England squad ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Ireland. Harlequins fly-half Smith is yet to feature in this year’s championship...

Chandler Cunningham-South pleased to be reaping the rewards after a ‘big step’

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Chandler Cunningham-South is relishing every minute of the Six Nations maelstrom as he prepares to play a part in England’s daunting clash with back-to-back Grand Slam chasers Ireland at Twickenham...

Ireland must improve on ‘scrappy’ Wales win to topple England – Robbie Henshaw

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Robbie Henshaw insists Grand Slam-chasing Ireland must improve on a “scrappy” win over Wales in order to topple England at “cauldron” Twickenham. Andy Farrell’s men kept...

England heading in right direction overall under Steve Borthwick – Jamie George

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie George conceded England were “not good enough” in their Calcutta Cup defeat to Scotland but the captain remained adamant they were heading in the right direction overall under Steve Borthwick. The...

Van der Merwe hat-trick seals Calcutta cup for Scotland

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Duhan van der Merwe etched his name further into Calcutta Cup folklore with a sublime hat-trick as Scotland beat England 30-21 to lift the famous trophy for the fourth year in a row. The wing scored twice...

England’s Joe Marler fired up by sight of Scottish Calcutta Cup celebrations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joe Marler is desperate to help England wrestle back the Calcutta Cup on Saturday after growing exasperated with Scotland’s recent dominance of the fixture. The 33-year-old prop grew up in an era...

Gregor Townsend says Calcutta Cup success is Scotland’s sole focus

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend says Scotland’s sole focus is on winning their “biggest game of the season” against England this weekend and maintaining their recent dominance of the Calcutta Cup. The...

5 talking points as Scotland and England renew hostilities in Six Nations

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland and England renew hostilities when they meet in rugby’s oldest international fixture at Murrayfield on Saturday. For both sides it is win or bust in a critical Guinness Six Nations round-three...

Scotland vs England Prediction and Preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We look ahead to Saturday’s 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations match in Edinburgh with our Scotland vs England prediction and preview. Moving on after your heart has been...

England A to face Portugal

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A strong matchday 23 has been announced for England Men’s A’s fixture versus Portugal, with Bath Rugby lock Charlie Ewels named as captain. The A side takes on Portugal in the long-awaited...