There is an immutable temptation in English rugby to put any player selected for national duty into a camp, a category, a ...

England fly-half Fin Smith admitted Northampton's Premiership title hopes would have been over if he had not landed a last-minute penalty to beat Bath. Having missed a couple of kicks earlier in the ...

Continuity, cohesion, not throwing the baby out with the bathwater… however you like to phrase it, Steve Borthwick has made ...

Northampton take on Munster this Saturday with their rising England star back in the box seat and ready to make new memories.

Fin Smith has received a ringing endorsement of his England credentials for the Six Nations Championship as Northampton Saints finished the year in ruthless fashion. Phil Dowson, Northampton’s ...

Smith might have been slightly harsh on himself ... which you cannot coach. When we first saw Fin play at Worcester we saw his defensive traits as well as the attacking ones.

England hopeful Fin Smith was a late withdrawal on Saturday for Northampton. The Saints confirmed less than an hour before kick-off versus Stade Francais in Paris that the 22-year-old was ill and ...

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Throughout the autumn campaign, Borthwick opted for Smith as his starting fly-half, with George Ford on the bench, until the final game against Japan, when it was Northampton fly-half Fin Smith ...

But early next month, Marcus Smith and Fin Smith are set to form a new double-act for England. Time will tell how long it lasts, but all the indications are that Steve Borthwick is preparing to ...