Reliable Ford In Top Gear
Daily Express|December 06, 2021
New kid Smith is put in his place
Adam Hathaway
Reliable Ford In Top Gear

George Ford won the battle of the No.10s as the master beat the apprentice and Leicester made it nine out of nine in the Premiership.

Ford dished out a lesson to opposite number Marcus Smith, kicking 11 points off the tee and bossing the game with the boot from hand.

Smith was picked for England’s autumn campaign ahead of Ford but here the older fly-half gave him a lesson in game management.

The 22-year-old Quin managed to get himself sent to the sin-bin in the first half for flying in off his feet at a ruck and the Tigers scored 10 points with him off the pitch.

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