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 ...

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

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

Scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been passed fit to play in England’s opening Six Nations game against Ireland in a major boost ...

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.

Fin Smith's last-gasp penalty gave reigning champions Northampton a 35-34 victory over English Premiership leaders Bath in a pulsating game of nine tries on Sunday. It was Bath's fifth consecutive ...

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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 ...