Marcus Smith’s shift to the bench represents a dramatic downsizing of his function in just some months.
Initially afforded a chance by damage to George Ford, he began all three matches in England’s summer season tour of Japan and New Zealand at fly-half and continued within the function all through the autumn.
Nevertheless, he was shifted to a full-back function within the wake of England’s opening-round defeat, with England hoping he might mix his harmful broken-field operating from again discipline with the flexibility to step in as an extra playmaker alongside novice fly-half Fin Smith.
Daly scored the decisive late attempt with a well-timed run in England’s wins over France and appeared off the bench once more within the victory over Scotland, however has not began a match at full-back for England in 4 years.
Lawrence and Slade have been England’s 12-13 mixture for the previous 13 video games – a run that stretches again to Dingwall’s final begin towards Wales in February 2024 – nonetheless each play the vast majority of their membership rugby at exterior centre.
Dingwall has been deployed in each roles however was Northampton’s first-choice inside centre of their run to the Premiership title final season.
