# A raw Marcus Smith and England's selection dilemmas for South Africa | The Rugby Bunker

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Published: 2026-06-26T12:46:00+00:00
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Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) discuss Marcus Smith's comments earlier this week about his England career to date, having won his 50th cap in Paris in the Six Nations, before getting into some of England's biggest selection concerns ahead of facing South Africa next week. Follow Ben's Substack: https://theofffieldreview.substack.com/ Ben's work for The Observer: https://observer.co.uk/contributor/ben-coles?type=read Charlie's work for The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/profile/charlie-morgan #rugbyunion #rugbyanalysis #rugby #rugbynews #premrugby #englandrugby #marcussmith #harlequins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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