Steve Borthwick was under immense pressure but the character shown by his team against France offers hope of better times ahead

England head coach Steve Borthwick needs a performance that gives compelling proof of the direction of his team against France, writes Mike Henson.

Steve Borthwick said England could be driven on to better times by their 48-46 defeat by France, but queried some officiating

Steve Borthwick was under immense pressure but the character shown by his team against France offers hope of better times ahead

Despite a huge upswing in performance against France, England’s head coach still has a case to answer for what went wrong during the Six Nations