Cole: Tigers are willing to take on new ideas now

DAN COLE made his England debut when Steve Borthwick was the captain and admits he did not detect the coaching potential in the man who is now his boss at Premiership leaders Leicester.Cole is in his 14th season at Welford Road and the prop has experienced the highs and lows, being part of title-winning teams but also flirting with relegation before Borthwick, below, joined from England eight months after the World Cup final against South Africa.Leicester were struggling when Borthwick arrived and he has since admitted he did not realise just how far they had fallen, but they go ...

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