Englands Borthwick drops Smith for Italy clash and empathises with hurt - England rugby union team

Coach breaks up Smith-Farrell partnership for Sundays game It hurts but what youve got to do is keep working to get better Steve Borthwick has insisted he knows how much Marcus Smith will be hurting after dropping the fly-half because the England coach was previously ditched as captain when on his honeymoon in Bali. Smith has been omitted from the England side to face Italy on Sunday with Owen Farrell starting at fly-half