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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Nick Purewal

Marcus Smith set to make England’s Rugby World Cup squad after big Steve Borthwick hint

Steve Borthwick has given the clearest indication yet that Marcus Smith will go to the Rugby World Cup by confirming he will take three fly-halves to France.

England boss Borthwick has named Smith to start in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up Test against Wales in Cardiff, with his Harlequins team-mate Danny Care in from the off at scrum-half.

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