Eddie Jones believes it would be "foolhardy" for England to dismiss coach Steve Borthwick, despite their disappointing Six Nations campaign.

A dramatic 48-46 defeat to France last weekend condemned England to their fourth loss of the tournament.

England lost four matches for the first time since Italy joined the Championship in 2000, and just the third time overall (after 1972 and 1976).

They also conceded a Championship-high 55 penalties and were shown nine cards (eight yellow, one red). Only Italy in 2002 (nine yellows) have been shown as many cards in an edition of the men's Six Nations.

England finished in fifth place, below Italy and above Wales, and the pressure has been ramped up on Borthwick, who replaced Jones in 2023.

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However, Jones, who led England to the 2019 World Cup final and three Six Nations titles, believes it would be foolish to make a change.

"Steve's done a good job with England," Jones said on the Rugby Unity podcast.

"There is no doubt that they had a bad tournament, so he will need to show to the RFU that he knows why he has had a bad tournament, he knows how he is going to turn it around and I am sure he can do that.

"I think [Borthwick] is the right man to coach England and I think they [RFU] should support him through this.

"Maybe he has got a few things wrong and they will need to help him rectify those errors, but they would be foolhardy to change.

"I think they are still struggling to find [their identity]. I think Steve knows how he wants to play and I think there is probably an internal battle going on within the players."

England are next in action in July, when they face South Africa, Fiji and Argentina in the inaugural Nations Championship.