sport news All Blacks legend Hansen backs England to win the World Cup and says Borthwick ... trends now

sport news All Blacks legend Hansen backs England to win the World Cup and says Borthwick ... trends now
sport news All Blacks legend Hansen backs England to win the World Cup and says Borthwick ... trends now

sport news All Blacks legend Hansen backs England to win the World Cup and says Borthwick ... trends now

New Zealand legend Steve Hansen backs England to win the World Cup... and believes Steve Borthwick is the right man to succeed Eddie Jones after the tournament next year Steve Hansen says England are going to be hard to beat at the 2023 World Cup The Former All Blacks head coach believe Eddie Jones can guide them to glory  The 63-year-old lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup in both 2011 and 2015 

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Eddie Jones has been backed to turn England into World Cup title contenders after two years of struggles by his old sparring partner and two-time global champion Steve Hansen.

Former All Blacks head coach Hansen – who lifted the William Webb Ellis Cup in both 2011 and 2015 – also believes Steve Borthwick is the right man to succeed Red Rose boss Jones when he moves on after next year's tournament in France. 

Hansen has ruled himself out of joining England.

New Zealand legend Steve Hansen has ruled himself out of the running for the England job

New Zealand legend Steve Hansen has ruled himself out of the running for the England job

England head coach Jones and his team will take on New Zealand for the first time since they defeated the All Blacks – who were led by Hansen at the time – in the 2019 World Cup semi-finals at Twickenham on Saturday in front of a capacity crowd.'

Are England good enough to win the World Cup next year? 

'They certainly are,' Hansen told Sportsmail in New Zealand. 'They were just about good enough to win it last time.

Hansen believes Steve Borthwick (above) is the right man to succeed Red Rose boss Eddie Jones after the 2023 World Cup

Hansen believes Steve Borthwick (above) is the right man to succeed Red Rose boss Eddie Jones after the 2023 World Cup

'England is a nation that has a lot of talent and can put it together on any given day. If they do that, they're going to be hard to beat.'

Asked if he was interested in replacing Jones, Hansen instead extolled the virtues of Leicester head coach and Jones' former assistant Borthwick who led the Tigers to last season's Premiership title.

'I'd say thank you very much but no thanks,' Hansen said, when asked what his response would be to a call from RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney.

'I don't think they (England) would want me to

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