Steve Borthwick backs new skipper Maro Itoje to lead England at 2027 World Cup

Jamie George has been demoted to vice-captain following a 2024 which produced only five wins in 12 Tests.

CAPTAIN UNTIL WORLD CUP: Steve Borthwick insists Maro Itoje can lead England into the next World Cup after appointing him captain for the upcoming Six Nations at the expense of Jamie George.

Steve Borthwick insists Maro Itoje can lead England into the next World Cup after appointing him captain for the upcoming Six Nations at the expense of Jamie George.

Borthwick met Itoje on Monday to ask his former Saracens colleague to take charge of the team and, according to the head coach, was met with a smile that “could have lit up the whole of England”.