Skip to main content
Coaches still back Jones despite poor form

ENGLAND’S coaching team is united behind manager Eddie Jones, insists forwards coach Steve Borthwick as the team look to sign off their disappointing South Africa tour with a victory at Newlands.

The Springboks have built an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, extending England’s losing run to five Tests and placing Jones’s future in doubt.

Borthwick insists Jones’s coaching lieutenants are similarly supportive of the Australian.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
England head coach Steve Borthwick (left) watches on ahead o
Men’s Rugby Union / 17 November 2024
17 November 2024
George insists players should be held accountable for five successive defeats
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus before the Autumn int
Men’s Rugby Union / 14 November 2024
14 November 2024
England's Jamie George in action during the Autumn internati
Men’s Rugby Union / 10 November 2024
10 November 2024
England head coach Steve Borthwick during a training session
Men's Rugby Union / 6 November 2024
6 November 2024