Steve Borthwick, England’s head coach, will have mixed feelings about the almost-imminent British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. He will be pleased that his team’s second place in this year’s Six Nations will have bolstered the selection case for many of his charges. On the other hand, I am sure he would have preferred to have his entire squad available for England’s summer tour to Argentina.
In interviews after the 68–14, 10-try thrashing of a hapless Welsh side, Borthwick stressed that he had not been set a specific target by the RFU for the competition.