Steve Borthwick: The quiet Cumbrian set to succeed Eddie Jones as England boss

CHOSEN ONE: Steve Borthwick looks set to be appointed England head coach. Pic: Isaac Parkin/PA

It has always been a question of when, not if, Steve Borthwick would take charge of England.

Eddie Jones’ former number two, the man seen as the glue behind the scenes of one of the most successful periods in English rugby history, looks set to succeed his coaching mentor, who has been sacked nine months out from the World Cup.