CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

Steve Borthwick had enough on his plate during Leicester’s defeat at Saracens in North London last weekend without the television commentary team donning wigs and gowns and accusing him, live on the airwaves, of crimes against public relations. Having deadbatted all pre-match questions about his own years spent playing in the capital, the most observant member of English rugby’s Trappist order was charged with “failing to sell the game” and duly convicted.
As far as we know, Borthwick did not give evidence in his own defence ...