By NEALE HARVEY
NEWLY England-qualified Ealing back rower Rayn Smid has his sights on following compatriot Michael Rhodes into the Red Rose set-up.
Smid, who played with Saracens flanker Rhodes at Western Province, came to England three years ago.
He first represented Bristol before moving to Ealing Trailfinders in west London, where he has been an influential figure in the club’s rise to the brink of the Premiership.
Having completed his three-year residential qualification last Tuesday, Cape Town-born Smid, 26, told The Rugby Paper: “It was my first game as an England qualifie...