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Angleterre : Marcus Smith prolonge aux Harlequins

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Le demi d'ouverture Marcus Smith restera aux Harlequins, son unique club chez les pros, jusqu'en 2028. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

L’ouvreur international anglais Marcus Smith a prolongé avec les Harlequins, demi-finalistes de la Coupe d’Europe la saison passée, a annoncé jeudi le club.

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Le nouveau contrat le lie avec les Londoniens, son unique club professionnel, jusqu’en 2028, comme RugbyPass l’avait écrit dès le mois d’octobre.

Il avait disputé son premier match en première division en 2017 à 18 ans et 200 jours, le deuxième joueur le plus jeune de l’histoire en Angleterre. A 25 ans, il a porté le maillot à 166 reprises et marqué 1 505 points, dont 35 essais.

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« Il a des moments d’éclat (…) qui peuvent faire gagner des matchs, ainsi qu’une capacité à gérer les matchs, ce qui lui a permis de devenir un demi d’ouverture international de premier plan », a salué son entraîneur Danny Wilson, cité dans le communiqué.

Ses performances lui ont ouvert la voie de la sélection anglaise, avec laquelle il compte 39 capes, et il a participé à la tournée des Lions britanniques en Afrique du Sud en 2021.


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Tom 1 hour ago
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Well… I'd say the modern Boks are not a particularly violent team but it's impossible to getaway with much violence on an international rugby field now. The Boks of yesteryear were at times brutal. Whether or not the reputation is justified, they do have that reputation amongst a lot of rugby fans.

As for point 2.. it's a tricky one, I don't want to slander a nation here. I'm no “Bok hater”, but I've gotta say some Bok fans are the most obnoxious fans I've personally encountered. Notably this didn't seem to be a problem until the Boks became the best in the world. I agree that fans from other nations can be awful too, every nation has it's fair share of d-heads but going on any rugby forum or YouTube comments is quite tedious these days owing to the legions of partisan Bok fans who jump onto every thread regardless of if it's about the Boks to tell everyone how much better the Boks are than everyone else. A Saffa once told me that SA is a troubled country and because of that the Boks are a symbol of SA victory against all odds so that's why the fans are so passionate. At least you recognise that there is an issue with some Bok fans, that's more than many are willing to concede. Whatever the reason, it's just boring is all I can tell you and I can say coming from a place of absolute honesty I encounter far, far more arrogance and obnoxious behaviour from Bok fans than any other fanbase - the kiwis were nothing like this when they were on top. So look much love to SA, I bear no hatred of ill will, I just want to have conversations about rugby without being told constantly that the Boks are the best team in the world and all coaches except Rassie are useless etc



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