George: England players hurt by 'shocking' report of rift with Borthwick

Jamie George insists the England squad are all massively behind Steve [Borthwick] in every way possible as they prepare for Nations Championship game vs Australia on Sunday; England squad addressed media reports of issues between players and coach

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Jamie George says England's players were "hurt" by a newspaper report of a rift with head coach Steve Borthwick in the summer, calling the timing of the article "shocking" ahead of Sunday's Nations Championship clash with Australia.

The Times reported that some England players lost faith in Borthwick during a summer campaign with included a 45-21 defeat to world champions South Africa and a nervy win over Argentina.

Speaking to Sky Sports News on Friday, hooker George, named in the starting XV to face the Wallabies this weekend, says the squad addressed the article and will use it to "galavanise" them.

The 36-year-old, who insisted England are "all massively behind Steve in every way possible" said: "I'm really disappointed with the article that's been written. There's not a huge amount of truth to any of it, really.

Source: Sky Sports