Marcus Smith on the bench Although they emerged triumphant on both occasions, claiming 26-25 and 16-15 wins respectively, the playmaker has been moved to the bench for the Italy encounter.

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This is something the team really must learn from and correct. I really didn’t understand why Marcus Smith was substituted. I thought he was having an outstanding game at No 10. Smith was controlling ...

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