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Ollie laughs off Smith's fly-half tribute and says: "There are plenty of 10s out there!"

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

OLLIE LAWRENCE has laughed off Fin Smith's revelation he is the flyhalf's hero ahead of them linking up this weekend at Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland.

The pair, who played for Worcester before their collapse, were big noises on the youth scene in the Midlands as youngsters with Smith a couple of years behind Lawrence.

Centre Lawrence, 25, was carving it up for Bromsgrove School in the Midlands while Smith was at nearby Warwick School.

Lawrence played for England Under-16 and Under-18s as a schoolboy and Smith said last week the midfielder was his idol then and later when Worcester were struggling.

He forced his way into the England Under-20s and made his full debut in 2020, against Italy, only increasing Smith's man crush.