Borthwick backs under-pressure Townsend before Calcutta Cup clash
Steve Borthwick said Scotland should support their head coach despite criticism after the shock Six Nations defeat by Italy last weekend
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Test rugby coaches have a shelf life and Townsend must know he’s near the end
As pressure builds before a must-win Calcutta Cup, the Scotland coach may well have reached the point of diminishing returns after nine years in the job
Referee Hollie Davidson: ‘The stuff shouted from the sidelines was ridiculous – all the classics’
The 33-year-old Scot has overcome misogyny and abuse and, she tells Donald McRae, is proud of becoming the first woman to take charge of a men’s Six Nations match
