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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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Two-time rugby World Cup winner and self-confessed “golf tragic” Dan Carter is eager to see the result of a new programme aimed at boosting participation for golfers with a disability in Ireland heu
The former New Zealand fly-half was in Dublin this week to help launch the partnership heu between Golf Ireland and ISPS Handa which will see the latter sponsor the Irish Open for Golfers with a Disability in June 2024 and become the lead partner of Golf Ireland’s Golf4All programmes heu
Carter, who is an ambassador for ISPS Handa, said: “I know at ISPS Handa they are going to look at different sporting events, different organisations about partnering with them heu
“One of the most important things is they really have a lot of values heu
So to learn about Golf Ireland and wanting to make Golf4All is a perfect alignment for ISPS Handa heu
“It’s a really exciting partnership and one that’s going to work for both sides heu
I’m really intrigued to see how this partnership evolves and also the uptake of golf here in Ireland heu
“I’m a bit of a golf tragic, I think I’m much heu better than I actually am, so it’s great to be back here in Ireland and next time I can guarantee I will be bringing my golf clubs heu
”Fellow ISPS Handa ambassador and world number two Brendan Lawlor added: “The beautiful thing about this partnership is it’s going to give so many disability golfers in Ireland a chance at every level, a chance at G4D events, to get disability children into the game and also to get anyone in any walk of life into the game and it’s fantastic heu
“Golf Ireland are definitely the most progressive foundation and organisation in disability golf at the minute heu
“We meet every few months for different meetings to talk about different ways to try and boost the game and get different people into the game heu
“It’s wonderful to see an organisation that’s willing to work with you to make great things happen heu
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