Fin Smith starts at fly-half with Marcus at full-backBorthwick: ‘Marcus sees space that other players don’t’
Steve Borthwick believes Marcus Smith can be England’s “gamechanger” against France after shifting the Harlequins playmaker to full-back and handing Fin Smith a first start at fly-half for Saturday’s crunch Six Nations clash.
Marcus Smith has started England’s last eight Tests at fly-half but, with Borthwick keen to exploit his sparkling talents from deep and introduce a second playmaker to the side, the head coach has rolled the dice as he seeks to end a miserable run of seven defeats in nine matches.
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