England assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has cast doubt over whether fly-half Marcus Smith will retain his starting role for Saturday's match against South Africa.
England assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has cast doubt over whether fly-half Marcus Smith will retain his starting role for Saturday's match against South Africa. England face the world champions at Allianz Stadium on Saturday after agonising defeats to New Zealand and Australia over the previous two weekends.
'Tactically, that will look a little bit different than it did last week or the week before or in the summer.' South Africa intent on using Flannery knowledge of SmithSouth Africa want Jerry Flannery to draw on his inside knowledge of Smith to shut the playmaker should he retain his starting role for England.
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