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Marcus Smith reveals fly half struggles after World Cup full-back experiment

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Marcus Smith has admitted that he has struggled to find his feet at fly half since returning to Harlequins after the Rugby World Cup.

Smith spent most of England’s tournament at full-back, starting the quarter-final win over Fiji after a series of enterprising bench cameos.

The 24-year-old but impressed Steve Borthwick and the rest of the England coaches by

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