Frankly, most of those in the stadium would have been happy to see Marcus Smith on the field from the out-set. There is no escaping the nagging concern that one of the country's precious rare talents ...

It’s been a fun ride on board the Marcus Smith express ... seen as nothing like the equal of Smith or his namesake, Fin of Northampton Saints, who has the No 10 jersey and the favour of Steve ...

Marcus Smith and Fin Smith are both vying for the England No 10 jersey - Getty Images/Dan Mullan “It’s funny because all three of them are that driven that none of them are happy,” Sinfield.

Marcus Smith has been included at full-back for England's Six Nations finale against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. But with centre Ollie Lawrence suffering an Achilles injury against Italy, Smith came ...

One where his namesake Fin was given the keys to No 10. The Northampton Saints fly-half was given 26 minutes off the bench, with Marcus Smith dropping to full-back as George Furbank’s replacement.

After England’s Calcutta Cup win, I wrote that Marcus Smith was approaching the time when he would have to sit down with Steve Borthwick and insist on playing No 10. Being versatile can count ...

England must not ‘bin’ the ploy of picking Marcus Smith as a second playmaker at full-back, according to the coach who first suggested the positional switch. Before the last World Cup in 2023 ...

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 ...