In last year’s meeting with France, which England lost 33-31, Marcus Smith played 72 minutes off the bench at full-back owing to an injury to Furbank. Ford started at fly-half in Lyon.

It’s been a fun ride on board the Marcus Smith express these ... World Cup in France followed by an injury at the start of last year’s Six Nations – Smith had two at fly-half, three at ...

Harlequins’ own play-off chances look doomed and struggling England fly-half Marcus Smith endured another disappointing outing and also sustained a leg injury. He will need scans to find out the ...

Marcus Smith played most of that match at fullback after replacing injured George Furbank, with George Ford at flyhalf. The teams' last Twickenham meeting was in the 2023 Six Nations when France ...

Here are my takeaways from round three… With George Furbank out injured, I've supported the Smith-Smith axis of Fin and Marcus in England's last two games because it has been the best solution ...

Marcus Smith (left) has 39 England caps to Fin ... was the start of a sparkling run on the international stage. With George Ford injured, the 25-year-old assumed the 10 shirt for the summer ...

Elliot Daly will start ahead of Marcus Smith at full-back for England's match against Italy on Sunday, with the Harlequins playmaker dropped to the bench. Fraser Dingwall, who won his last England ...

Adam Radwan hat-trick adds to Quins’ pain as Marcus Smith injured Leicester wing pushes England claims as rivals’ fly-half suffers ankle injury and Anderson is shown red card after horrific ...