“England so embarrassed themselves” – Telegraph ranks England’s four ‘worst’ rugby captains

#1. Steve Borthwick

Win percentage: 45.23%

They wrote: “Copped more stick than any other recent England captain, mainly because there were so many questions about his place in the side.”

Steve Borthwick facts:

1. Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, Borthwick was captain of the Hutton Grammar School rugby team
2. He was appointed the England forwards coach in December 2015; a role which he left in mid 2020 to become head coach of Leicester Tigers
3.  Borthwick captained Bath to victory in the 2007–08 European Challenge Cup
4. A member of England’s wider 2003 World Cup squad, he narrowly missed selection to the final 30.