Leicester Tigers appear to be interested in taking on England forwards coach Steve Borthwick when the country is finished at the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
A report by RugbyPass claims that the former England captain will not only be signed up but will receive a senior role which will focus on getting the club’s forwards up to scratch following a number of poor seasons where the pack has been a constant let-down for many fans.
With that in mind the English outfit went out all guns blazing in the summer transfer window signing the likes of Argentina’s Tomas Lavanini as well as Hanro Liebenberg, Calum Green, Nephi Leatigaga and Jordan Taufua to bolster their forward options.
That may be an attractive offer for Borthwick as he is not only working with any forwards but some of the best and biggest names in the game.
It still seems unclear as to what role he would have with different reports claiming he may come in as a head coach with current coach Geordan Murphy moving to a director of rugby role, or Murphy may remain as head coach with Borthwick coming in as director of rugby.
Some had thought he would come in directly as a forwards coach, however, current forwards coach Mark Bakewell was only brought in last year so it seems unlikely that he would be moving on.
Either way he would be leaving Eddie Jones’ England camp for a high-profile and powerful role with a well respected team that are looking to build for the future.
Leicester will be hoping to improve on their poor 2018/19 Premiership season where they narrowly avoided relegation and the help of Borthwick would be a huge boost. However, he will not be joining until at least November. The Tigers main focus at the moment will be Saturday’s Premiership opener against Worcester.
