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When we played Quins recently, we scored a try when Rob du P I think it was targeted and just ran straight over Smith. I don't agree with it but I think this will essentially be the reason Eddie won't pick him, he wants someone more solid defensively at 10, and doesn't see the positives he would bring overcoming any relative weaknesses there. That's one of the reasons he loves Farrell, IMO.In attack yes but defence isn't really optional in an England shirt. Not saying Smith specifically was poor in defence, but both teams overall were.
My counterargument to this is 30s into this video. Ford is still selected for England.Shaftesbury Shark wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:24 pmWhen we played Quins recently, we scored a try when Rob du P I think it was targeted and just ran straight over Smith. I don't agree with it but I think this will essentially be the reason Eddie won't pick him, he wants someone more solid defensively at 10, and doesn't see the positives he would bring overcoming any relative weaknesses there. That's one of the reasons he loves Farrell, IMO.In attack yes but defence isn't really optional in an England shirt. Not saying Smith specifically was poor in defence, but both teams overall were.
I watched the Quins game live, haven’t seen the highlights, but I don’t think they are conveying what it was actually like. It wasn’t one of those high scoring contests that are Mickey Mouse, it was two teams properly going at each other. Yes there were errors, but plenty of quality too. Smith was excellentale shark wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 3:56 pmI only watched the highlights but the Quins Wasps game was a bit of a mess, no one came out of it well. I'd prefer to judge Smith in a European knock out game against a French team. Quins got spanked at home by Racing 92 7-49 and he missed the QF against Ulster.
I'm sure he'll play in the summer for England and I'm looking forward to those games as much as the Lions.
Odogwu was selected for England based on a 52-44 result and spent 6 weeks holding a tackle bag.