# Fin Smith

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Podcast: [England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line](https://stenobird.com/podcast/england-rugby-podcast-o2-inside-line-976917)
Published: 2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/englandrugby/episodes/fin-smith
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Duration seconds: 1692

## Resource

From having to make the emotional choice between representing England or Scotland, to bailiffs threatening to enter his house in Worcester, Fin Smith has experienced more than most 23-year-olds. The Northampton Saints fly half discusses the hour-long conversation he had with his Scottish Rugby-loving dad on the decision to choose England, and then what it was like nailing a winning penalty in the Calcutta Cup.   A gifted sportsman, you will also hear how Fin called break on a promising tennis career to focus on rugby, how he went from a farce to embracing sports psychology, and what his British & Irish Lions selection meant to him following in the footsteps of his granddad. The self-confessed sore loser also discussed the pressure of playing number 10 and why he is studying a Economics and Mathematical Sciences degree alongside an international rugby career. In this pod you will also here from Fin's dad Andrew, his sports psychologist Andrea Furst as well as team mates Fin Baxter and Henry Pollock. FOLLOW: ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/ ▪️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrosesrugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/ ▪️ X: https://twitter.com/RedRosesRugby/ ▪️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby ▪️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@englandrugby ▪️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/ ▪️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/englandrugby   MORE: 💻 https://www.englandrugby.com/ 🛒 https://www.englandrugbystore.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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