Australia wanted him, England got him: Why the world of rugby loves Steve Borthwick

It is early September, 2003. A small group of Bath players are in a Caffè Nero with Danny Grewcock who is awaiting a phone call to find out if he is in England’s World Cup squad. The call comes and it is good news. A celebratory muffin is offered but declined by Grewcock who says, “I just hope that doesn’t mean Borthers isn’t going. I wonder if they were choosing between us.”