Steve Borthwick needs to be brutal – and bold – this Six Nations

Paul Rees looks at the tough decisions the England coach has to make ahead of this season's Six Nations

It is the middle of winter but the heat is on. Steve Borthwick has never been one for talking which is just as well because the Six Nations is a time for action for his England side after a 2024 stuffed with near misses.
England’s failure to close out games against France, New Zealand (three times), Australia and South Africa showed how far they had come from the limited game plan employed in the 2023 World Cup, and before that, but that they still had a distance to travel.
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