No ceiling - Marcus Smith has proven himself at every level
If Marcus Smith were get fed up and retire from rugby next week, the box-score of his career would probably top the majority of players, despite him only turning 23 last month.
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England v Ireland: Eddie Jones says Ireland 'not used to' physicality of his side
Ireland «have not played a game as physical» as Saturday's crucial Six Nations encounter at Twickenham «for a long time», says England's Eddie Jones.
RTÉ Rugby podcast: The Ireland v England preview with Tom May and Fiona Hayes
On this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast, Neil Treacy is joined by former England international Tom May, and former Ireland international Fiona Hayes to look ahead to Ireland's Guinness Six Nations trip to face England this Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Curry starts for England but Dombrandt among the replacements
LONDON : Tom Curry will feature at open-side flanker for England against Ireland in their must-win Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday but number eight Alex Dombrandt is only among the replacements after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
England name team to play Ireland in Six Nations
LONDON : England coach Eddie Jones has named the following team to play Ireland in their Six Nations encounter at Twickenham on Saturday.
Johnny Sexton expects big things from Marcus Smith
Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton believes England counterpart Marcus Smith has “the world at his feet”.
McInally points to Garbisi threat ahead of Italy clash
Italy might still be searching for a first Guinness Six Nations win in seven years but Stuart McInally has singled out Paolo Garbisi as the main threat to end that quest this weekend. In fact, McInally believes that the 21-year-old Azzurri fly-half is the match of any ten in the entire Championship, a ringing endorsement when you look at the players pulling the strings for their respective sides. Ad/> From the mercurial Finn Russell to international skippers Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton, not to mention rising stars Romain Ntamack and Marcus Smith, fly-half is arguably the strongest position in the entire competition.
'When I added everything up, it was an easy decision' - Sexton determined to prove his worth for World Cup
Johnny Sexton says he is aware he still has to prove he's worth his place at next year's Rugby World Cup.