The Rugby Football Union insists 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.
That was the first of several narrow losses under Borthwick, whose men launched their November campaign with 24-22 and 42-37 Twickenham defeats by New Zealand and Australia respectively.
"When you lose two games, even if it's by a point or last-minute try, the pressure does start to build," said South Africa supremo Rassie Erasmus.
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