England’s crisis of confidence: is Owen Slot asking the right questions of the wrong people?
Planet Rugby | 06.11.2026 15:41
In time honoured tradition, the knives are out at Twickenham again as the English press have stirred the pot around the national team on the eve of an international competition, with The Times’ Owen Slot questioning the Steve Borthwick culture in a sourced ‘exclusive’. But is this really history repeating itself, is it an endemic issue within the game or is it pure press hyperbole? Or is it that the real problem lies with the people who keep appointing them, reviewing them and deciding when their time is up?
