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“Spine of the team” – Sir Ian McGeechan picks out England’s FIVE key players

#4. Marcus Smith: Fly-half

McGeechan wrote: “Smith puts passes away under pressure, releases late, brings players round the back, you saw him running around the back himself. He’s a threat with the ball, taking it to the line, he scores tries, he sets up tries, he varies what he does. 

“George Furbank did not do much wrong at all. In fact, I thought he was better than that; not just doing the easy bits but actually really competent under the high ball. Running hard at the line. But Smith is England’s future at 10.”

Try Celebrations for Marcus Smith of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

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