England head coach Steve Borthwick has dropped Marcus Smith to the bench for the Six Nations clash with Italy, with Henry ...

England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy at Allianz Stadium. Smith is demoted to the bench to ...

Marcus Smith's hopes of winning back the England No 10 shirt and challenging for the same role with the Lions lay in ruins last night, as he was dropped by Steve Borthwick. A month after going ...

Marcus Smith had been Borthwick's first-choice number 10 but was shifted to fullback for England's last two games and ...

Instead, it was George Ford who started all five matches, with Smith returning off the bench to land the winning drop goal against Ireland ... off the bench, with Marcus Smith dropping to full ...