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Paul Rees: Steve Borthwick must look beyond the showman and trust Henry Pollock for England

Paul Rees examines the contradiction in Steve Borthwick’s England selection policy and why the head coach must look beyond Henry Pollock’s showmanship to recognise the work rate and qualities that make him a future star.
England’s Henry Pollock touches down

A contradiction of Steve Borthwick’s England is that his gameplan is largely conservative but he is more radical when it comes to selection.

He has not been afraid to give youth a chance – Henry Pollock scored a hat-trick against Fiji last weekend and Noah Caluori got one on debut – and he has kept Marcus Smith in the mix even when unwilling to operate the Harlequin at outside-half.
Smith started the Fiji game at full-back and finished it at scrum-half when replacement Alex Mitchell suffered a hamstring strain, by which time the 14-man islanders were spent.
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