No Borthwick but Tigers will still be fierce – Skivington

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GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: George Skivington, Head Coach of Gloucester looks on prior to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester and Bristol at Kingsholm Stadium on February 12, 2021 in Gloucester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

By PAUL REES

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Leicester v Gloucester
Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm

Learning fast: Skivington

George Skivington does not expect the loss of head coach Steve Borthwick to England to make a shred of difference when his side travel to Leicester’s lair on Christmas Eve.
Borthwick turned the Tigers from basement battlers to champions in two years, one reason why he was Twickenham’s first choice to succeed Eddie Jones.

“Anyone who did not know that appointment was coming would have had their head in the sand,” said Skivington, Gloucester’s head coach. “I do not think it w...

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