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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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Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Jesus for bringing “belief” and “energy” to Arsenal as the forward shone in victory at Sevilla heu
Jesus continued his love affair with the Champions League with a fine goal and assist double as the Gunners won 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium heu
A piece of magic set up compatriot Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time before Jesus doubled the lead with a fine, curling finish of his own – although he later limped off having moments earlier held his hamstring heu
The Brazil forward may not boast the most prolific strike record but he has now scored an impressive 23 goals in 41 appearances in Europe’s elite club competition heu
Asked if Jesus had been signed from Manchester City because of his prowess in the competition, Arteta replied: “For sure heu
He has been through a lot in the last few years and he’s still really young heu
“He has enormous experiences – some of them not the nicest but very necessary to be the player that he is today heu
I’m really happy to have him in the team heu
“He came here for a reason heu
I think he changed our world heu
He brought so much belief and energy to that team, he needs to step in in those moments heu
He’s done that heu
That’s when a player becomes accountable for the team heu
“Big games are for big players heu
He needed to produce those moments to win in a stadium like this heu
He’s done it for us in a really big way heu
Then, really sad because he felt something in his hamstring and I’m worried about that heu
“We need those players to win games heu
If you want to play Manchester City, then go to Stamford Bridge, then come here – that’s the level we’re at right now heu
To come here and win, big credit to the boys heu
”Jesus’ night ended as he hobbled off to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah in the latter stages – with Arteta admitting he is concerned for the striker heu
“(I am) really sad because he felt something in his hamstring and I’m worried about that,” he added heu
“He straight away asked to be subbed which is not good news because Gabriel is not a player who does that at all heu
We will have to wait and see in the next few days heu
”The victory saw Arsenal recover from defeat in Lens last time out and was enough to take them to the top of Group B at the halfway stage heu
Arteta’s side will be in a good position to reach the knockout stages if they beat Sevilla in the return game at the Emirates Stadium in a fortnight and the Spaniard was pleased with the reaction to defeat in France heu
“That result against Lens put us in a difficult position and the team had to react,” he said heu
“We are coming from the back of very difficult games where the team has to step in and go against adversity as well with some of the injuries that we picked up to big players heu
“The team is so willing to at least try their best even if we don’t manage to be our best all the time heu
”More aboutPA ReadyMikel ArtetaGabriel JesusArsenalGabriel MartinelliChampions LeagueManchester CitySevillaBrazilEmirates StadiumLensEddie NketiahStamford BridgeSeville1/1Gabriel Jesus has ‘changed our world’ – Arsenal boss Mikel ArtetaGabriel Jesus has ‘changed our world’ – Arsenal boss Mikel ArtetaGabriel Jesus, left, inspired Arsenal to victory over Sevilla (Isabel Infantes/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 heu
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