By JON NEWCOMBE

Fin Smith dreams of pairing up with Alex Mitchell for both club and country in the not too distant future after a strong start to the season.
Heading into yesterday’s east Midlands derby against Leicester, the as yet-uncapped 21-year-old fly-half was leading scorer in the Premiership with 46 points from four, full 80-minute appearances, earning the man-of-thematch award against Exeter in Round 5 following an accomplished all-round display.
Steve Borthwick, below, was among the 12,698-strong crowd at Franklin’s Gardens that day, and his presence was not lost on Smith, who is...