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England team: Marcus Smith brutally dropped by Steve Borthwick as former captain reaches big milestone
Head coach Steve Borthwick has named his 23-man England squad to take on Italy in the fourth round of the Six Nations ...
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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 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 ...
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Steve Borthwick has made two big mistakes in his England XV that expose a worrying problem behind the scenes - and I have a nagging feelin…
After England's Calcutta Cup win, I wrote that Marcus Smith was approaching the time he would have to sit down with Steve ...
Six Nations LIVE: England star in private meeting amid fears over Pope’s health
England host Italy at Twickenham on Sunday with the opportunity to surpass their points tally from 2024. The 2003 Rugby World ...
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 ...
Six Nations: Smith benched and Slade dropped
Marcus Smith drops to the bench and Elliot Daly starts at full-back for England's Six Nations clash against Italy this weekend. Danny and Sara discuss the changes Steve Borthwick has made, plus Fraser ...
Why Steve Borthwick is RIGHT to drop Marcus Smith… but there's one way it could still lead to big trouble, writes DAN BIGGAR
Let's be honest - Marcus isn't an international full back. What he is, is a world-class No 10 who is so good in certain areas ...
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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 keen to ‘unleash’ Marcus Smith late on after dropping him to the bench
England coach Steve Borthwick is looking forward to “unleashing” Marcus Smith once opponents Italy are fatigued after ...