Borthwick to join Leicester as head coach


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England Press Conference - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Britain - March 8, 2019 England forwards coach Steve Borthwick during a press conference Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - England assistant coach Steve Borthwick will take over as Leicester head coach at the end of the international season, the club announced on Tuesday.

Geordan Murphy will take on a new role as director of rugby at the Tigers, who would be bottom of the Premiership but for Saracens' 35 point deduction for breaching the salary cap regulations.

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