Marcus Smith has been set a fascinating target ... There was interest from Bath and Racing 92, but Quins suit Smith’s style of play, and an RFU rule means he needs to be in England to play ...

Now the Marcus express has been shunted into a siding ... Borthwick or his predecessor Eddie Jones to fashion a team to suit Smith, perhaps to the extent of installing a Harlequins-style ...

“I reckon I’m a six-and-a-half,” says Marcus Smith, with disarming precision ... his trademark bouffant hair and a Charles Tyrwhitt suit, he wears all the fuss lightly.

England rugby union player Marcus Smith is gearing up for another Six ... For the glitzy London event, Marcus looked dapper in a dove grey suit and a black T-shirt while Beth turned heads in ...