England’s fly-half rivals Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith will go head-to-head as Saracens entertain Harlequins on Saturday with the vast majority of Steve Borthwick’s squad straight back into action for their clubs this weekend.
Farrell and Smith will lock horns at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after vying for the England No 10 jersey throughout the Six Nations.
Smith started at fly-half in the defeats by Scotland and France while the captain Farrell wore the No 10 jersey against Wales, Italy and last weekend against Ireland.
Of Borthwick’s 23-man squad for that defeat by Ireland, only Kyle Sinckler, who has been listed as unavailable by Bristol, the Sale pair of Manu Tuilagi and Ben Curry by virtue of a bye week for the Sharks, and Jack Willis of Toulouse (rested) are not in action for their clubs this weekend.