England look to have secured a new defence coach with Joe El-Abd set to be appointed to Steve Borthwick ’s staff. Head coach Borthwick was left reeling by the decision of Felix Jones to depart his set-up in the wake of the tour of New Zealand, forcing the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to scramble to find a replacement.

While El-Abd is expected to be in place for England's training camp at the end of October, as it stands Jones will also remain part of the coaching team, for the short term at lea

England's men's team are set to turn to Joe El-Abd as their new defence coach, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

Abd, the head coach of French club Oyonnax, is expected to replace Felix Jones as England’s new defence coach, Telegraph Sport can reveal.

Steve Borthwick is expected to appoint Joe El-Abd as England ’s new defence coach following Felix Jones ’s shock resignation amid a summer of upheaval.