Marcus Smith's 'best time is to come', former England head coach Eddie Jones said, following the flyhalf's recent Twickenham heroics.
Marcus Smith’s “best time is to come”, former England head coach Eddie Jones said, following the flyhalf’s recent Twickenham heroics.
The 25-year-old came off the bench to make his first appearance of the tournament after recovering from a calf injury. But Jones, who began his second stint as Japan head coach in January, said “it takes time to mature” as a flyhalf and that Smith will be “reaping the benefits of the experience he’s had”.“We’re seeing the same thing in rugby. Marcus Smith’s best time is to come.”
“I wanted to change the style of England, I wanted to play a more aggressive, attacking style with Marcus there,” he said. “It just didn’t fit the team at the time.”
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