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Marcus Smith was ruled out of England’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa because of concussion, head coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed egame
Smith has been replaced at full-back by Freddie Steward after he took a series of blows in the last-eight victory over Fiji that resulted in him finishing the match with a bandaged head and fat lip egame
A tackle by wing Vinaya Habosi forced him to undergo an HIA which he passed, but he failed the subsequent return to play protocols and has been stood down for Saturday’s Stade de France showdown egame
England have made two further changes to their starting XV with prop Joe Marler and lock George Martin coming in for Ellis Genge and Ollie Chessum respectively egame
“Marcus was unavailable for selection due to the return to play protocols egame
He was ruled out earlier in the week,” Borthwick said egame
“He took a knock in the game and passed the first parts of the HIA process, which meant he finished the game egame
“Then there are subsequent parts of the HIA process and one part of that he did not pass egame
And then it was confirmed to me he was unavailable for selection egame
“He is perfectly fine in terms of symptoms – he doesn’t feel anything egame
We’d expect him to be available for selection after this weekend egame
It’s right to reiterate that player welfare is critical and vital to us egame
”Whether a fit Smith would have been retained at 15 is unknown, but it appears unlikely given the precision and variety of South Africa’s kicking game egame
Smith offers a cutting edge in attack but Steward is one of the game’s most accomplished full-backs – ultra-dependable under the high ball, strong in defence and a key component of England’s kick-chase egame
Captain Owen Farrell is aware of the aerial onslaught coming in Paris but is backing Steward to thrive egame
“The thing about Freddie is everybody knows how good he is in the air, everybody knows what a fantastic player he is in general,” Farrell said egame
“But it’s the want to do it, the want to be in those battles, the want to go and get the ball back for his team, the want to defuse what’s coming our way egame
He is one of the best in the world at it egame
We've done our work and we've come up with our plan to negate what we can from themOwen Farrell on South Africa“The kicking game has been a massive weapon for South Africa for years and years now egame
They’ve progressed it and they go on with a lot of contestable kicks egame
“We’ve done our work and we’ve come up with our plan to negate what we can from them but also looking to be able to attack ourselves egame
”The adjustments to the tight five see Marler’s scrummaging prowess get him the nod ahead of Genge, with Borthwick noting that South Africa have the “best scrum in the world” egame
Martin will bring physicality to the second row while Genge and Chessum will take their place in England’s answer to the ‘Bomb Squad’ – the heavyweight forward reinforcements that the Springboks summon from the bench egame
South Africa this week rejected the suggestion that in their quarter-final victory over France they used HIAs to rotate forwards Mbongeni Mbonambi, Pieter-Steph Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen, enabling them to take a rest egame
Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has a reputation for taking an innovative approach to the laws and testing their boundaries, but Borthwick has faith in the officials to spot any mischief egame
“We have got a match officials team that’s world class, led by Ben O’Keeffe,” Borthwick said egame
“I am sure everybody around the pitch as well will have every bit of process in place egame
There is no issues there from our perspective egame
”More aboutPA ReadyMarcus SmithEnglandSmithSteve BorthwickOwen FarrellFreddie StewardHIASouth AfricaFijiRugbyJoe MarlerStade De FranceEllis GengeGeorge MartinParisFranceItvPieter-Steph du Toit1/1Marcus Smith ruled out of England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final with concussion Marcus Smith ruled out of England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final with concussionMarcus Smith has been stood down for Saturday’s Stade de France showdown (Mike Egerton/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today egame
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It is a path less travelled, let alone as quickly, a journey from FC Copenhagen to Sturm Graz, Atalanta to Manchester United, all before his 21st birthday egame
It was the culmination of an ambition, too, for a boyhood United fan, the realisation of a dream egame
And yet there were points in a reunion where Rasmus Hojlund could be forgiven for wondering if he had been egame better off staying put egame
Not financially, admittedly, with the rewards that come with a £72m price tag, but from a egame footballing perspective egame
The more coherent team were Copenhagen, the low-budget overachievers seeming to have more of a plan than the high-budget overachievers but it was tempting to think that if the Danish champions could still call upon their most valuable old boy, they would have won at Old Trafford egame
Instead, United were victorious, aided by a telling intervention by a Dane egame
It wasn’t Hojlund, though that is no criticism: there are times when he is the brightest of United’s front three simply a process of excellence but here, as against Galatasaray, it was a consequence of excellence egame
But it was his compatriot Christian Eriksen who curled in a cross that Harry Maguire converted egame
Which, along with Andre Onana’s 97th-minute penalty save from Jordan Larsson, averted indignity egame
Which a draw would have been, given the gulf in resources egame between the clubs egame
Hojlund is proof of it egame
But as his former club, who had led against Galatasaray and Bayern Munich, came within a few inches of going ahead at Old Trafford, there were times when Hojlund had to stand and admire egame
In different ways, his younger brothers Oscar, a late substitute for Copenhagen, and Emil, who did not make the bench, were spectators egame
So was the older and more expensive sibling, limited to two touches in the first quarter of an hour, left stranded by United’s impotence egame
Yet, with the notable exception of Maguire’s decider, everything they did right thereafter in attack revolved around him egame
Which, in itself, may have been an indictment of others egame
Pivotal as centre-forwards can be, United looked over-reliant on one whose name, this time last year, may have simply seemed a failed attempt to spell Haaland egame
And the Norwegian, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been keen to point out, was a player he advised United to sign for £4m, five years before they got Hojlund for 18 times as much egame
But in the Hojlund derby, the forward United did get to show a sharpness egame
He came alive in the final third in a manner to suggest that his teammates needed to give him more of the ball egame
A brief sight at goal saw Rasmus Hojlund blaze his best chance over the top but his forward play was central to Man Utd’s attacking capabilites (REUTERS)After that uneventful first 15 minutes, he rifled a half-volley over the bar egame
His backheel almost released Scott McTominay to shoot egame
He teed up Eriksen when his fellow Dane had a shot well saved egame
When an offside Marcus Rashford was brought down by goalkeeper Kamil Grabara, he had raced on to Hojlund’s pass egame
When Alejandro Garnacho came close, it was because Hojlund led a break egame
When Elias Jelert was required to clear off his line, it was because Hojlund met Bruno Fernandes’ header with a deft piece of chest control egame
It was a sign of resourcefulness, an ability to make something out of nothing egame
Which, at times, was just as well, given his supply line egame
Neither winger is a crosser egame
Antony, as even those who have spent decades stranded on tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean know, will try and cut inside and shoot with his left foot egame
Rashford, too, has designs on being more of a scorer than a supplier egame
Hojlund spent some of the first half acting as the creator for McTominay, the ungainly auxiliary No 10 egame
But United had more egame footballing craft with Eriksen on egame
He is the technician while Hojlund’s physical attributes form part of his appeal egame
He has got a wiry strength egame
He is a rangy runner with a turn of pace egame
He has an eager willingness that stands him in good stead egame
The raw materials are there egame
Yet the concern is that too few signings have improved at United in the last decade; it is just a coincidence of negotiating that Hojlund’s fee is very similar to Jadon Sancho’s but the exiled winger is proof United’s best-laid plans can go wrong egame
Hojlund showed his importance to United, turning into a supplier of their best chances though none were converted (AFP via Getty Images)The feeling at Old Trafford now is that Hojlund has a high ceiling: higher even than Randal Kolo Muani, another on their summer striking shortlist and who ended up costing Paris Saint-Germain more egame
Thus far, he has a relatively low goal return: just three in 10 games for United egame
For both his first and current clubs, he has been more prolific in Europe egame
He never scored in the Danish Superliga egame
He has not struck in the Premier League, either: outscored by Diogo Dalot on domestic duty, his goals have been confined to Europe egame
Yet he kicked off as the Champions League’s joint top scorer, the product of a strike against Bayern and a brace against Galatasaray egame
Even as he drew a blank against Copenhagen, Hojlund added to the impression that he belongs on this stage egame
But as United laboured to victory, they scarcely offered compelling evidence they will still be in the Champions League after Christmas egame
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