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BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Owen Farrell does not drop his standards
Former British and Irish Lion Alex Cuthbert says he could see England using the 10-12 combination of Fin Smith and Owen Smith was England's starting fly-half by the end of this year's Six Nations after displacing Marcus Smith, with Farrell out of the Test picture at Racing Farrell, who played outside fly-half Fin Smith at inside centre in the Lions' 24-19 win over the First Nations and Pasifika XV on Tuesday, is now back in the Test picture after nearly two years following his return to Saracens."It is Owen Farrell. He has got his standards and he doesn't ever really go below it," Cuthbert told BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast."He took some big shots against that Pasifika team, as did Fin Smith. I liked that Fin Smith and Owen Farrell combination. It is an option for Steve Borthwick."The Lions won the first Test against Australia in Brisbane and face the Wallabies in the second Test on Saturday at Melbourne Cricket Blair Kinghorn overcame a knee injury sustained against the Brumbies for his first game on tour since 9 believes Kinghorn's performance on Tuesday has played his way into the Test team over Ireland's Hugo Keenan, who started the first Test."I could see Kinghorn come in at full-back so where do you put Keenan? Andy Farrell has got a lot of scenarios [in terms of who he goes for on the bench]," Cuthbert, a try scorer against Australia in the first Test in 2013, added."I really like Kinghorn in the way he hits the line and he won nearly everything in the air, whereas Keenan, who is a great player, lost a few 50-50s in the first Test."Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Solid performance from Morgan'
2013 British and Irish Lion Alex Cuthbert at Marvel Stadium - "Another solid performance from Jac Morgan with a few turnovers. He worked well at the breakdown with Josh van der Flier."Interesting he's off after 50 minutes. Like Ben Earl last week who made the bench for the first Test."Maybe that's my Welsh side just wanting him involved this weekend!"
