Rugby-Townsend eager for rookie flyhalf Smith to express himself

[ASFN Admin]

British & Irish Lions assistant coach Gregor Townsend is excited to see young flyhalf Marcus Smith play in the team’s final warm-up fixture before the test series against South Africa starts next week. The Harlequins and England number 10 only arrived in the country on Monday as injury cover for Finn Russell but will make his bow in Saturday’s game against the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium. With Owen Farrell having failed to impress on tour so far, and Russell set to miss the first test against the world champion Springboks on July 24, Smith could yet have a role to play in the series.

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