Steve Borthwick’s former boss at Leicester Tigers has labelled the England head coach as a “tall Eddie Jones” and “not a people person” in an extraordinary attack.
Geordan Murphy worked briefly with Borthwick before leaving Leicester as Borthwick took charge of the club, eventually leading them to a Premiership title.
Murphy was briefly director of rugby to Borthwick after the now-England boss was appointed head coach at Leicester Tigers.
England players have insisted that the environment has improved dramatically since Borthwick’s arrival, though there was familiar coaching upheaval with the departures of strength and conditioning guru Aled Walters and defence coach Felix Jones.
Murphy was promoted to director of rugby at Leicester in July 2020 in a change that coincided with Borthwick’s arrival as head coach.
