Steve Borthwick feels he still has RFU’s backing after England’s latest loss

The Springboks loss completes England's worst sequence of results since 2018 and this year they have managed only four wins in 11 Tests.

Steve Borthwick’s England lost again (Mike Egerton/PA)

England head coach Steve Borthwick is confident he has the backing of the Rugby Football Union despite presiding over a fifth successive defeat after South Africa triumphed 29-20 at Allianz Stadium.

Cheslin Kolbe’s 62nd-minute try placed the Springboks in a commanding position and even when replacement prop Gerhard Steenekamp was sent to the sin-bin England could not break through, making error after error in the final quarter.