Marcus Smith insists England’s chastening Six Nations experience will be the making of him.
The young playmaker returns to France this weekend for the first time since defeat by the Grand Slam champions condemned England to also-ran ignominy.
Harlequins play Montpellier on Sunday in the first of a two-legged European Cup round of 16 and Smith is on a mission to turn the frustration of winter into a glorious late spring.