Steve Borthwick is a more adventurous selector than you think – here is the proof
Dropping Marcus Smith to the bench to pick a 32-year-old at full-back hardly screams progression, especially when you ...
Steve Borthwick turns to the Northampton Saints ‘glue player’ to ignite England attack
Standing just a few metres behind England’s back line during training this week, Steve Borthwick witnessed the evidence of ...
England drop Marcus Smith for Six Nations clash with Italy
England have dropped Marcus Smith for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham with Elliot Daly replacing him ...
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England: Steve Borthwick breaks down key factor behind benching Marcus Smith
England head coach Steve Borthwick has justified his decision to drop Marcus Smith as a way of 'unleashing' him in off the ...
England boss Steve Borthwick adamant dropped Marcus Smith still a ‘game-changer’
He believes that the player has "impact" and can be unleashed from the bench when there is fatigue on the pitch. Read more at ...
Steve Borthwick reveals Marcus Smith reaction to brutal England Six Nations axe
Marcus Smith took his demotion on the chin according to boss Steve Borthwick – who then handed the Harlequin a licence to ...
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England boss Borthwick adamant dropped Smith still a 'game-changer'
England coach Steve Borthwick insists Marcus Smith can remain a "game-changer" despite dropping him to the bench for Sunday's ...
England starting XV to face Italy confirmed as Marcus Smith and two others dropped
Marcus Smith has been axed from England’s starting XV by boss Steve Borthwick ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Italy.
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England predicted team v Italy: Steve Borthwick to let Fin Smith ‘run the show’ while experienced back ‘rewarded’ for bench cameos
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Steve Borthwick explains reason behind shock Marcus Smith decision for Italy clash - but England star is at risk of falling through the cracks
The 26-year-old Harlequins playmaker was informed that he was being replaced by Elliot Daly and re-assigned as a bench ...
Fraser Dingwall happy to be ‘the glue’ that holds England’s backs together
Elliot Daly has been drafted in to play 15 while Dingwall, who was part of 10 England camps prior to his senior debut against Italy last February, has been asked to be – in Borthwick’s words – the ...