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.

By the time he hit that birthday on Valentine's Day, the bullet points from his still young career show more than 120 appearances for Harlequins, almost 100 of which have been in the Premiership.

He's a Premiership winner, having inspired Quins' fairytale success last year, winning the league Golden Boot along the way.

He's nailed on as England's starting out-half and closing in on his 10th cap, although many people would say he should have double or treble that amount.

He's played three Six Nations games and been Player of the Match twice, while in November he nervelessly kicked the winning score to beat the world champion Springboks.

His rise has been remarkable, but a surprise to nobody; he may only be 23, but he's already a seasoned campaigner.

He first came on the scene for Quins in September 2017, when at 18 years and 200 days old he became the second youngest player - behind his current England teammate George Ford - to play in the Premiership, lining out against London Irish in the season opener.

Within a couple of week he already had his first Player of the Match award, kicking 14 points in a win away to Wasps.

"Marcus is incredibly level-headed — his greatest strength is his strong mind," said John Kingston, who at the time was head coach of Harlequins.

His half-back partner that day Danny Care predicted big things.

"He has loads of energy, he's eager to learn and he's wise above his years. I’m excited to see how good he can be."

Born in the Philippines before moving to Singapore aged six, Smith and his family eventually settled back in Brighton