Virtually all of the 82,000 tickets have been sold for the autumn opener against New Zealand on November 2 and Borthwick wants fans to get some bang for their bucks.
England will arrive at HQ on the back of two narrow defeats in New Zealand tacked onto an agonising defeat to France at the end of the Six Nations and Borthwick wants to shed the plucky loser’s tag.
Defeats for England at Twickenham in their World Cup-winning era were as rare as a Martin Johnson drop-goal back in the day. And Borthwick has rallied his side to start getting over the line in nip and tuck games and turn their corner of south-west London into home sweet home once again.
“Of our last 15 games we’ve had two at Twickenham,” said the head coach. “Seven of our next nine are at Allianz Stadium. And we want to make sure this is a place that our players enjoy playing, that our fans enjoy coming, because they’re seeing an England team performing and an England team winning.
“I praise players for all their efforts, because they’ve done a lot of good things, but there’s been also times where we have lost games as opposed to the opposition winning them. You can accept inexperience, but you have got to learn the lessons fast.
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Sleightholme shows he has pace to burn
OLLIE Sleightholme recently clocked his fastest sprint time and is racing to cement his spot as an England starter.
McGoverne says playing for Chiefs is her priority
EXETER fly-half Olivia McGoverne has opted for club over country which will rule her out of contention for New Zealand’s World Cup bid in 2025.
Trinity aim to get the culture right
HIGH-FLYING Trinity have made a remarkable turnaround this season after narrowly avoiding relegation last term, heading into this weekend unbeaten and are now eyeing up promotion from Level 7.
YOUNG GUNS
Louie Gulley experienced the environment of England U20s’ World Championship triumph up close this summerand now has a burning desire to become an age-grade star. The 19-year-old Exeter Chiefs hooker was part of Mark Mapletoft’s squad but didn’t manage to make an appearance during the tournament.
The Cherry & Whites lay down marker over Lucs
CAMBORNE maintained their lead at the top of the table with a bonus-point win against their nearest challengers in a pulsating game.
A brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher
A highly entertaining and enthralling contest between two sides fighting at the foot of the table was eventually won by Esher after the lead had changed no less than seven times throughout an absorbing afternoon.
Chiefs in hunt for new investment
TONY Rowe has confirmed the search for new investors into Exeter Chiefs has begun as he looks to safeguard the longterm future of the Premiership club.
McParland keen to shine for England A
NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Archie McParland feels he has returned a better player following a nasty injury that denied him a World Cup winners medal and is now ready to fly into a new opportunity with England A.
Undercard get chance to show their A-game
ENGLAND’S A team today get their first major work-out after being resurrected earlier this year when Australia’s undercard provide the opposition at The Stoop.
England look like a clueless rabble
I WATCHED with a growing sense of bewilderment as England yet again took to the field against Australia looking to all intents and purpose as if they had just been introduced to each other on the coach into Twickenham.
