{"id":52302,"date":"2026-03-11T00:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52302"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:12:04","slug":"crk85d28vgpoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/crk85d28vgpoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Borthwick admits pressure has hit England&#8217;s Six Nations campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I respect there&#8217;s lots of discussion around our tactical plans &#8211; when you look at the end point, look at the result and you the number of tries scored, that&#8217;s completely understandable,&#8221; said Borthwick<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s more about improving that incisiveness with our attack and getting over the try line rather than necessarily any major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You have an overview, a structure of &#8216;this is how we want to approach the different aspects of the game&#8217;, and then talk about the players bringing their points of difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The day after defeat by Italy in Rome on Saturday, Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney released a statement backing Borthwick, saying he was confident that the coach and his staff would &#8220;do everything they can to deliver&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Borthwick says that he speaks with Sweeney &#8220;at least once or twice a week&#8221; and Conor O&#8217;Shea, the RFU&#8217;s director of performance rugby, &#8220;pretty much on a daily basis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Ever since I started this role back in late 2022, we have always worked very, very closely together,&#8221; Borthwick added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think that I&#8217;ve always been very clear on the vision of the team, initially going very quickly into that 2023 Rugby World Cup which was just around the corner, and ever since then building through each of these competition windows since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are all disappointed and frustrated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We came to this tournament with really high aspirations, as did the players, and we&#8217;ve been unable to meet those targets we set for ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Steve #Borthwick #admits #pressure #hit #Englands #Nations #campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I respect there&#8217;s lots of discussion around our tactical plans &#8211; 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