While Borthwick invested in Marcus Smith as England’s first-choice fly-half last year, the cameo by Fin Smith off the bench against Japan, with Marcus dropping to full-back, gave supporters an ...

The Harlequins playmaker started all four matches in the No 10 shirt but was switched to full-back in the second half of the 59-14 victory against Japan to accommodate namesake Fin Smith at fly-half.