It was at the end of the Six Nations Championship last year that Steve Borthwick made the decision to try to solve the enigma of Marcus Smith, something that had eluded his predecessor ...

Marcus Smith took his demotion on the chin according to boss Steve Borthwick – who then handed the Harlequin a licence to thrill against Italy on Sunday, if he gets on. The benched 26-year-old ...

The emergence of test match rookies Sam Prendergast and Fin Smith is threatening to make Finn Rusell and Marcus Smith surplus to requirements for the British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia.

Marcus Smith has been dropped by England for Sunday's Six Nations fourth-round fixture against Italy, with Elliot Daly starting at full-back and Fin Smith retaining his place at fly-half.

Steve Borthwick’s decision to drop Marcus Smith to the bench for Sunday’s game with Italy is going to get lots and lots of media coverage ahead of the weekend. I understand that because of the ...

England have dropped Marcus Smith to the bench for Sunday’s game ... s last two Six Nations matches and scored the winning try in their 16-15 victory over France. The other significant change ...

England coach Steve Borthwick is looking forward to “unleashing” Marcus Smith once opponents Italy are fatigued after dropping him to the bench for Sunday’s meeting at the Allianz Stadium.

Bagshot (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England coach Steve Borthwick insists Marcus Smith can remain a "game-changer" despite dropping him to the bench for Sunday's Six Nations clash against Italy at ...

Image: Antoine Dupont's France travel to face Caelan Doris' Ireland in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash, while England drop Marcus Smith We look at the talking points and thoughts from camps ...