The 32-year-old had played only 93 minutes of rugby in 2025 before Sale's meeting with Newcastle. He has spent a whole lot longer holding tackle shields for England, with Marcus Smith and Fin ...

The emergence of test match rookies Sam Prendergast and Fin Smith is threatening to make Finn Russell and Marcus Smith surplus ... of Jonathan Davies, the rugby union and league great, who ...

Image: Antoine Dupont's France travel to face Caelan Doris' Ireland in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash, while England drop Marcus Smith We look at the talking points and thoughts from camps ...

LONDON – England coach Steve Borthwick insists Marcus Smith can remain a “game changer” despite dropping him to the bench for the Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on March 9.

England skills coach Kevin Sinfield has confirmed that the team will persist with playing Marcus Smith at fullback. Smith has been deployed at fullback rather than his preferred position of fly ...

Marcus Smith has been England's starting full-back ... such an incredible player for English rugby," Borthwick told BBC Sport. "His impact off the bench in the last couple of games has been ...