MARCUS SMITH is the pin-up playmaker who has lit up the English game since being fast-tracked to train with the national team while still a schoolboy at Brighton College.
There is no one quite like him in the Gallagher Premiership, where he is a phosphorescent presence at stand-off for Harlequins. His performance in their recent Champions Cup win against Glasgow, when he scored a solo try and set up two more in a Man of the Match display, was typical of the exceptional contribution he makes every week.
Likewise, he offers England a different dimension in terms of the flair he brings at No 10 or as a full-back super-sub.
The debate will continue to rage over whether he should be given the keys to the England castle for the long term, but one thing is for certain – the game is better for the magic of Marcus.
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