England international rugby union player and head coach
Rugby player
Steve Borthwick
Birth name
Stephen William Borthwick
Date of birth
(1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight
111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
School
Hutton Grammar School
University
University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Lock
Youth career
Preston Grasshoppers
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1998–2008 2008–2014
Bath Saracens
246 144
(45) (15)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2001–2010
England
57
(10)
Coaching career
Years
Team
2012–2015 2015 2015–2020 2020–2022 2022–
Japan (assistant) Bristol (forwards) England (forwards) Leicester Tigers England
Stephen William Borthwick (born 12 October 1979) is an English rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the England national team. As a player, he played as a lock for Bath and Saracens. At international level, he played for England 57 times from his debut in 2001; he served as captain from 2008 until he was dropped from the side in 2010.
Borthwick was appointed as England's forwards coach in December 2015, a role which he left in mid 2020 to become head coach of Leicester Tigers instead. In December 2022, he was appointed as the England head coach.
Stephen William Borthwick (born 12 October 1979) is an English rugby union coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the England national...
New Zealand since 2014. It is expected to be SteveBorthwick's first tour as coach of England. Borthwick was previously the England captain when they...
test matches by the RFU are included. On 17 January 2024, head coach SteveBorthwick announced England's 36-player training squad for the 2024 Six Nations...
World Rugby Under 20 Championship. In January 2023 he was called up by SteveBorthwick to the senior England squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship however...
2024. Ainsworth, Imogen (10 February 2024). "England 16-14 Wales: SteveBorthwick's side fight back to earn big Six Nations victory in nail-biter at Twickenham"...
– Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: SteveBorthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: SteveBorthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010:...
Championship match against France in Paris, replacing regular captain SteveBorthwick, who had to pull out due to injury. He was also named England Captain...
Michael Claassens 2008–09 Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett 2005–08 SteveBorthwick 2003–05 Jonathan Humphreys 2002–03 Danny Grewcock 2001–02 Dan Lyle...
eligible to represent Scotland. In January 2024 he was called up by SteveBorthwick to the senior England squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship and...
team. On 10 March 2024, Pepper was called up to the England squad by SteveBorthwick for the Six Nations campaign. His father, Martin Pepper, played in...
– Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: SteveBorthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: SteveBorthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010:...
received his first senior international call-up, when England head coach SteveBorthwick named him in the country's 41-man training squad, in preparation for...
from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023. James, Steve (23 February 2023). "Wales v England: Mason Grady gets debut as Wales go...
injury and did not appear in their next game against Canada. New coach SteveBorthwick selected Lawrence for the 2023 Six Nations Championship and he scored...
"Argentina 24–22 England". BBC News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009. "SteveBorthwick retained as England captain". BBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved...
– Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: SteveBorthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: SteveBorthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010:...
– Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: SteveBorthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: SteveBorthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010:...
– Feb 2008: Phil Vickery Feb 2008: SteveBorthwick Feb–Mar 2008: Phil Vickery Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: SteveBorthwick Mar–Nov 2010: Lewis Moody Nov 2010:...
Paper. Retrieved 15 February 2024. Westerby, John (15 February 2024). "SteveBorthwick uses England A squad to capture dual-qualified players". The Times...
England national team's interim head coach between Eddie Jones and SteveBorthwick. He played as a hooker, spending the majority of his career at Leicester...
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