6 countries. Marcus Smith left out of squad against Blues? We explain the confusion surrounding the English miracle

If you’ve been looking for all the information related to the 6 Nations tournament, you should have seen a few things going through the England squad this Tuesday. Especially around Marcus Smith’s ability to start. The English prodigy is now more than usual at the center of attention, having been kept on the bench against the Welsh. After only 1 minute of his return to Cardiff, some media outlets have suggested the situation could strain exchanges between the 24-year-old number 10 and his coach Steve Borthwick. In the process, we learned that the Harlequins opener had been left out of the group preparing for this week’s meeting against France’s XV, and it was enough for some to argue that Smith would not play against the Blues.

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Knowing a little more about the situation in England this weekend, if you don’t do anything with the language of Shakespeare, it’s easy to understand that “Smudge” was released this week. The “big game” is between Harlequins and Exeter at Twickenham on Saturday. It’s the same situation Matthieu Jalibert finds himself in, for example, who should really be on the scoresheet in England in 10 days time. If George Ford is called up to replace him in the “training squad” this week, it will above all be possible for him to take his first marks in the Borthwick set-up, which has been injured since taking over. Ex 2nd row. It is understood Smith will be back in the England squad to face France on March 11 next week. No controversy here, so…

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