JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

STEVE Borthwick’s ability to get the best out of the best scrum-half in England will have a crucial bearing on how well England play at the 2023 World Cup. The only difficulty is that he doesn’t know yet who that player is – but for me the front runner is Ben Spencer, who was involved in the first England World Cup warm-up squad training this week.
The Bath scrum-half will be 31 by the time of the tournament starts, but his experience and authority has grown during his time at the Rec, and the example he has set as captain during a dif...