Marcus Smith puts gloss on rugby's ragged return as Harlequins beat Sale

Harlequins 16-10 SaleQuins take a knee for Black Lives Matter in unisonEnglish rugby is back, albeit with more of a clunk than a bang, but after five long months we must gratefully accept what we are given. Harlequins will not care that the rust from both sides was all too evident, nor that the penalty count kept good pace with the number of errors, and even Eddie Jones might have gone home happy with the mature performance of the home fly-half Marcus Smith. Related: Dylan Hartley reveals Eddie Jones's 'brutal' three-word end to England days Continue reading...