It’s been a fun ride on board the Marcus Smith express these last few years. I bought my ticket in support of the Harlequins fly-half during the Covid-benighted season of 2020-21 when his ...

Now, he is a back-up to the new Smith – Fin. His head will be spinning. In a game against Italy which could have suited ...

As Marcus Smith told Telegraph Sport before the Six Nations, he sees himself a specialist fly-half who now finds himself at full-back while George Ford is stuck on 98 caps outside the matchday squad.