British & Irish Lions assistant coach Gregor Townsend is excited to see young flyhalf Marcus Smith play in the team’s final warm-up fixture before the test series against South Africa starts next week.
The Harlequins and England number 10 only arrived in the country on Monday as injury cover for Finn Russell but will make his bow in Saturday’s game against the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium.With Owen Farrell having failed to impress on tour so far, and Russell set to miss the first test against the world champion Springboks on July 24, Smith could yet have a role to play in the series.
"For someone like Marcus, it his first game, he’s not had the four weeks we have had. We have just got to enable him and allow him to play what he sees. Townsend said Russell, who has an Achilles problem, is unlikely to be fit for the first test next Saturday, but they are hopeful he can still play a role later on.
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