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Inspired Borthwick has given back to Tigers the drive to hit former heights

Paul Rees looks at how Steve Borthwick has re-energised his Welford Road troops

When Steve Borthwick took charge of Leicester in the summer of 2020 during the first of the Covid lockdowns, the notion that in less than two years the Tigers would finish at the top of the Premiership and win all their home matches appeared absurd.
Having flirted with relegation the season before, when they won an eight-pointer at Kingston Park to confirm their safety, Leicester finished 11th in 2019-20 with a mere 29 points. The one team below them had accumulated more than twice as many, but Saracens went dow...

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