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“Bring back Slade” – Sir Ian McGeechan picks his England team for the Six Nations

Smith fullback experiment over:

Brown wrote: “You can’t build a style by swapping Marcus Smith and Freddie Steward around at full back every week because they’re so different.

“I don’t think Smith is the long-term full back. He has not played in any really testing games. Fiji tested him a little bit and he didn’t pass the test for me. His decision-making at the back was exposed a few times and you can’t get away with that against the top teams.”

Marcus Smith of England during the England World Cup Squad Announcement at Twickenham Stadium, London on Monday 7th August 2023 (Photo: George Beck/PPAUK)