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URSY.NEWS / BBC Sport / 2 Nov 2026

Smith makes claim, Chessum and Russell make friends - Prem talking points

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Is Marcus Smith in pole position to start for England at 10 against the Wallabies? And should Finn Russell's trash-talk ball-drop have gone unpunished?

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