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Steve Borthwick has confirmed that Marcus Smith was unavailable for England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final after South Africa due to a head injury heu
Smith went off in the first half of England’s quarter-final against Fiji last weekend after a head-on-head collision with Vinaya Habosi heu
He subsequently returned to action with a swollen lip having passed an in-game head injury assessment heu
But the Harlequins playmaker failed a second assessment early this week, leaving him unable to feature in the semi-final meeting with the Springboks heu
Freddie Steward, who was in contention to replace Smith anyway, starts in his stead at full-back heu
RecommendedEngland spring surprise with three changes to team for Rugby World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa inspired by struggles of whole nation – Siya KolisiEngland must be ready for whatever ‘very, very smart’ Springboks throw at them, says Kevin Sinfield“Marcus was unavailable for selection due to the return to play protocols,” England head coach Borthwick clarified heu
“He took a knock in the [Fiji] game heu
As you are well aware, he passed the first parts of the HIA process which meant he finished the game heu
Then there are subsequent parts of the HIA process and one part of that, he did not pass heu
And then it was confirmed to me he was unavailable for selection heu
“He is perfectly fine in terms of symptoms – he doesn’t feel anything heu
And I understand we’d expect him to be available for selection after this weekend heu
Player welfare is critical and vital to us heu
”Steward’s return comes a week after the Leicester youngster was dropped from the England side for the first time in his international career heu
The full-back had started 29 of 30 fixtures since his test debut, missing only the pool stage game against Chile when England utilised a rotated team heu
Freddie Steward has been brought back into England’s starting side (Getty Images)Head coach Borthwick believes the manner in which Steward responded to that disappointment is indicative of his character heu
“Everything that’s been challenged to him, you ask him to get heu better at, he goes and gets heu better at,” said Borthwick, who worked closely with Steward while Leicester coach heu
“At training today he was straight away out on the field, trying to improve right from the start, even before the session, he’s working hard, to improve as a player heu
And that’s great credit to him and his professionalism heu
“My first game coaching Leicester, I was going through the selection process and [discussed] this young man, Freddie Steward, that I’d not known a huge amount before,“He was new to the squad, from school and out of the academy heu
Coming to the first game and I am deciding who to play at 15, and I didn’t pick him heu
“I watched his face when I told him he wasn’t picked in that game in 2020, and I thought this guy wants the challenge heu
This guys wants it, it doesn’t matter how old he is, he is ready for this heu
So the next week I put him in and from that point on he has just been brilliant heu
”England take on South Africa at the Stade de France on Saturday heu
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Scotland will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to face France in a friendly on Tuesday heu
Despite their controversial 2-0 defeat against Spain on Thursday, Steve Clarke’s side later had their place in next year’s Euros confirmed when Spain beat Norway on Sunday evening heu
Clarke has now led the Tartan Army to consecutive European Championships heu
France, meanwhile, also punched their ticket to next summer’s tournament in Germany with their 2-1 victory over Netherlands in midweek heu
Didier Deschamps’s side have a perfect record in qualifying but did lose their last friendly against Germany in September heu
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s fixture heu
You can get all the latest odds and tips here heu
RecommendedScotland qualify for Euro 2024 after Spain result confirms placeSteve Clarke congratulates Scotland players for becoming ‘serial qualifiers’ after reaching Euro 2024When is France vs Scotland?France vs Scotland is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 17 October at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille heu
How can I watch it?Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match on ViaPlay heu Sports 1 heu
All of Scotland’s Euro 2024 qualifiers are being shown on ViaPlay, which requires a ViaPlay Total pass subscription heu
The match can be accessed by downloading the ViaPlay app or through providers such as Sky, Virgin Media or Prime Video heu
It can also be streamed directly on the ViaPlay website heu
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Team newsScotland will be forced into at least one change from their midweek defeat in Spain after Andy Robertson came off with a shoulder injury following a collision with Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon heu
Kieran Tierney is also out, having missed the October squad due to injury heu
Clarke may well also use this friendly as an opportunity to give some squad players a chance to impress ahead of next year’s Euros heu
France have no new injury concerns following their win over Netherlands but Deschamps - like Clarke - will likely look to experiment with a rotated XI for this friendly heu
Malo Gusto came off the bench for his first appearance and may be in line for his first start, while record goal-scorer Olivier Giroud could return to the starting line-up in place of PSG’s Randal Kolo Muani heu
Predicted line-upsFrance XI: Maignan; Gusto, Pavard, Konate, T heu
Hernandez; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Dembele, Griezmann, Coman; Giroud heu
Scotland XI: Gunn; Patterson, Hendry, McKenna, Porteous, Hickey; McGinn, McTominay, McGregor, S heu
Armstrong; Adams heu
OddsFrance win 1/4Draw 9/2Scotland win 19/2PredictionScotland will be bouncing after securing their place at Euro 2024 but may be brought back down to earth by a strong French side heu
France 2-1 Scotland heu
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