ROSES EYE REBORTH

RFU bosses call Steve to repeat his Tigers feat

- ALEX SPINX

SIX months before England came calling for Steve Borthwick, they had their card marked that he had what it took.

Leicester were completing their transformation from chumps to English champs and one of the greats of rugby was in no doubt as to why.

"Steve is one of the best leaders I've worked with, if not the best," said Kevin Sinfield, rugby league legend turned Tigers defence coach.

F THE chard arge "He's destined for great things.

"I've been in and around a number of international environments, albeit in the other code and, honestly, he's as good as I've seen.

"He's driven, he's smart and probably the biggest compliment I can pay him is he cares. To find somebody with all those attributes rolled into one is unique." So it was that yesterday, as Eddie Jones' taxi drove from away Twickenham, RFU boss Bill Sweeney placed a call to Leicester.