“England humiliated”: Italy made history and the British press destroyed Borthwick’s team
Italy surprised England in it Six Nations and beat him 23-18. After the fall, the British press was forceful with the selection in charge of Steve Borthwick.
“Italy achieves its first historic victory over England while Borthwick’s men experienced confusion in Rome,” headlined The Guardian. The outlet added: “The dynamism and cohesion they possessed during their 12-Test winning streak with Steve Borthwick has completely evaporated.”
The Sun was lapidary: “The Red Rose make history for all the wrong reasons in shocking Six Nations defeat. England’s Six Nations campaign goes from bad to worse. Steve Borthwick’s England left in ruins in Rome”.
“The Azzurri achieve their first victory over England in the Six Nations and increase the misery of Steve Borthwick’s men,” highlighted the Sky Sports portal.
The BBC chose neutrality: “Italy plunges England into crisis with historic victory. England’s Six Nations campaign plunged further into crisis when second-half yellow cards for Sam Underhill and Maro Itoje paved the way to victory for a joyous Italy in Rome.”
“England humiliated in Rome as Italy puts pressure on Borthwick’s reign”, indicated Rugby Pass. The journalist from the same medium, Jared Wright, noted on social networks: “Maro Itoje was brainless. He was playing his best game in the Six Nations”in reference to the English captain’s warning.
“It wasn’t the players’ fault, but Steve Borthwick made terrible use of the bench and will now be under enormous pressure after this embarrassing game,” said Planet Rugby.
