‘No holds barred’ as Marcus steps out

By ADAM HATHAWAY

MARCUS Smith came off the bench to terrorise Tonga and score 15 points in England’s 69-3 rout at Twickenham after shaking off the leg injury that had restricted his training.
“I went out there noholds-barred and gave it my best,” he said. “Rugby is a team game and my role this week was to be a finisher. There were eight of us who came on to make an impact energy wise and we did that. The foundations were laid in the first 20 minutes.
“After the game we stressed this is only the start of the journey. We scored 69 points at home against a very good Tonga team but we hav...

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