“We know that he has faced adversity before with England,” Sinfield said, “but he has certainly gone after it and he deserves everything that he gets.”
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Sinfield said England has selected Smith at fullback, a role that Freddie Steward has made his own, to give the team options going forward, with a place in the knockout stage looking likely after wins so far against Argentina and Japan.
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