Freddie Steward says players, not Steve Borthwick, are at fault for England woe - The head coach is under pressure after a clean sweep of defeats by the southern hemisphere giants.

Steve Borthwick's side entertaining again but Springboks extend losing run - Pressure building on Steve Borthwick as disappointing autumn continued

Ugo Monye says head coach should face difficult questions after loss to South Africa continues miserable autumn

Small signs of progress have been shown by England this November but Borthwick is under pressure after five consecutive defeats

The Rugby Football Union insist the former England captain retains its “100 per cent support” ahead of the side’s first match against South Africa since the Springboks’ dramatic 16-15 World Cup semi-final win in 2023.

The only remaining hope for England’s autumn is a win over Japan that would not alter the awkward truth; that it is difficult to see where the team has progressed over a difficult month. Compiling a report card is not easy,

England head coach Steve Borthwick is confident he has the backing of the Rugby Football Union despite presiding over a fifth successive defeat after South Africa triumphed 29-20 at Allianz Stadium. Cheslin Kolbe’s 62nd-minute try placed the Springboks in a commanding position and even when replacement prop Gerhard Steenekamp was sent to the sin-bin England could not break through,

The diagnosis of England’s malaise should not require a torturous debrief. They are, to be blunt, mentally weak, so terrified of their own shadows in the closing stages of the toughest Tests that they cannot even conjure inspiration against 14 men.