Steve Borthwick
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen William Borthwick | |
| Date of birth | 12 October 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Carlisle, Cumbria, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 10 lb (112 kg) | |
| School(s) attended | Hutton Grammar School | |
| University(s) | University of Bath | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock | |
| Current club | Saracens F.C. | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Preston Grasshoppers | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1998–2008 2008– |
Bath Saracens |
150 (20) ? (?) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2000– | England | 50 (10) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Stephen William "Steve" Borthwick (born 12 October 1979 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English rugby union footballer who plays lock for Saracens and England. Borthwick is captain of the England Rugby Union team. He has established himself among the best line-out jumpers in England. He is 6'5" and over 17st.
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[edit] Club career
Borthwick was captain of the Hutton Grammar School rugby team, with whom he went on a tour to Australia.
Borthwick joined Bath in 1998 from Preston Grasshoppers, making his debut against Saracens in December 1998. During this time, he was balancing rugby commitments with study, and graduated from the University of Bath in 2003 with a degree in Economics and Politics.
Borthwick had, arguably, his best season for Bath in 2003/04. A central figure in the absence of many senior players due to the World Cup, he set about making his mark on the Zurich Premiership. He was one of the three nominees for the Zurich Premiership Player of the Year award.
In January 2008, Borthwick announced that he would be leaving Bath at the end of the 2007/8 season for Saracens F.C..[1]
Following his switch to Saracens, Steve has been named co-captain for the 2008/09 season alongside Andy Farrell
[edit] International career
He first emerged during England's tour of South Africa in 2000. Despite his presence in the line-out, he was not considered heavy enough for international rugby, but has since bulked out.
A regular choice as the England A team captain, from his debut against Wales at Wrexham in February 2001, he had already played on the full tour of South Africa the previous summer. Injury prevented him being considered for the next trip the following year to Argentina.
He came on as a blood replacement for Ben Kay in the 25-14 win over Australia in Melbourne in June 2003, his sixth cap. A member of England’s wider World Cup squad, he narrowly missed selection to the final 30.
He regained his place in the England squad after the World Cup and despite England's disappointing results, Borthwick was given credit for his solid play.
Borthwick initially failed to make England's 2005 Autumn test squad, with Gloucester forward Alex Brown seemingly poised for a start instead, but injury ruled Brown out of contention and Borthwick stepped in, playing a significant role against Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.
On Sunday 10 February 2008 Borthwick was named captain for England's Six Nations match against Italy in Rome, and on 13 May 2008 he was chosen to captain the full England squad on their summer tour of New Zealand. [2]
And in October 2008 he was named as Martin Johnson's first England Captain for the Autumn internationals.[3]
Borthwick came under a lot of criticism after England's disappointing Autumn internationals in which they suffered heavy defeats to New Zealand and South Africa. However Martin Johnson kept faith in him.
In the 2009 Six Nations, Borthwick came under more criticism as England's discipline cost them victories against Ireland and Wales. However after performing much better against France and Scotland in the last two weeks of the tournament, Borthwick's critics seemed to leave him alone.
[edit] References
- ^ "Borthwick set for Saracens switch". 16 January,2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/7191780.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7396322.stm Borthwick named England captain
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/21091
[edit] External links
- Bath profile
- Guinness Premiership profile
- England profile
- Steve Borthwick photo 1 by sportingheroes. net
- Steve Borthwick photo 2 by sportingheroes. net
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| Preceded by Phil Vickery |
English National Rugby Union Captain 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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