England head coach Steve Borthwick says he is “hopeful” of securing an agreement for Kevin Sinfield to remain part of his coaching staff.
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Sinfield had previously announced his intention to step down from his rolefollowing the summer tour of Japan and New Zealand.
However, Borthwick’s recent remarks indicate that Sinfield may yet stay on in some capacity.
“Kevin is with us until the start of November, and I am hopeful that we will be able to find an agreement,” Borthwick told the Telegraph.
“I think Kevin wants to continue his involvement with the team, and I want him to continue to be involved with the team and I am sure the players do.
“Hopefully, when we get back to England we will be able to put something in place to keep that going.
“It won’t necessarily be in a full-time capacity, but I am hoping to have him whenever we are in camp and have him involved as much as we can when we are in camp.”
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Theo Dan 5/10
Saracens hooker Theo Dan is capped at England U18 and U20 level. He graduated into the north London club’s senior academy in 2019 and made his Premiership debut against Gloucester in 2022.
Since then, he has been a regular feature in Saracens teams throughout their domestic and European campaigns and was a member of the team that won the Gallagher Premiership title at the end of the 2022/23 season.
Dan was called up to Steve Borthwick’s squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France and featured heavily in the squad that went on to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
They wrote: “Needs to learn a better tackle technique after suffering a head injury in the second Test.”