There is an immutable temptation in English rugby to put any player selected for national duty into a camp, a category, a ...

Continuity, cohesion, not throwing the baby out with the bathwater… however you like to phrase it, Steve Borthwick has made ...

Northampton take on Munster this Saturday with their rising England star back in the box seat and ready to make new memories.

Fin Smith passed another Six Nations audition as Northampton claimed a home last-16 tie in the Champions Cup, but there could ...

Fin Smith's last-gasp penalty gave reigning champions Northampton a 35-34 victory over English Premiership leaders Bath in a pulsating game of nine tries on Sunday. It was Bath's fifth consecutive ...

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Throughout the autumn campaign, Borthwick opted for Smith as his starting fly-half, with George Ford on the bench, until the final game against Japan, when it was Northampton fly-half Fin Smith ...

But early next month, Marcus Smith and Fin Smith are set to form a new double-act for England. Time will tell how long it lasts, but all the indications are that Steve Borthwick is preparing to ...

Exclusive: Harlequins playmaker would rather wear the No 10 shirt for England and aims to entertain terrestrial viewers of ...