Attacking DNA: Marcus Smith is the nearest thing England have to an All Black fly-half
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Danny Cipriani

George Ford

Owen Farrell

Dan Biggar

WHY don’t England have fly-halves who can scythe through the opposition like Beauden Barrett? The first reason is that the All Black 10 is a fantastic rugby player with bags of pace who could play almost anywhere in the backline – and there are not many of those who come around, even in New Zealand.
The second is that Barrett is an X-Factor fly-half in a country that expects its 10s to make a difference. Th...