Smith dropped by England as Farrell starts v Italy
England have broken up their contentious playmaking axis of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell as part of a revamped midfield selected for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy.
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Farrell at flyhalf, Smith on bench for England against Italy
LONDON : Coach Steve Borthwick has abandoned England's twin playmaker model for Sunday's Six Nations game against Italy as Owen Farrell will start at flyhalf, with Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade in midfield and Marcus Smith dropped to the bench.
Eddie Jones: Steve Borthwick right to blame me for England's problems
Eddie Jones admits that Steve Borthwick was "probably right" when stating he had inherited an England team that "weren't good at anything".
Leicester Tigers target Rassie Erasmus for head coach role - report
English club Leicester Tigers are reportedly eyeing Rassie Erasmus as a potential candidate to take over as their new head coach.
Youngs left out of England squad for Italy clash
England scrumhalf Ben Youngs has been omitted from Steve Borthwick's 29-man squad for Sunday's Six Nations game against Italy with Ben Curry and Anthony Watson also left out.
Ben Youngs not included in England squad
England have dropped their most capped men's player for Sunday’s clash with Italy after Ben Youngs was left out of a reduced training squad.
Cockerill to leave England position, Wigglesworth new assistant coach
:England forwards coach Richard Cockerill will leave his role after the end of the Six Nations in March, while Richard Wigglesworth would join the side as new assistant coach, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.
Richard Cockerill to leave England role, will join Montpellier
Richard Cockerill will step down as England's scrum coach to take charge of Montpellier's forwards once the Guinness Six Nations has been completed, severing the last remaining tie to Eddie Jones' management team.