{"id":9635,"date":"2026-03-03T19:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9635"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:31:52","slug":"england-six-nations-team-announcement-fin-smith-starts-in-new-england-backline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9635","title":{"rendered":"England Six Nations team announcement: Fin Smith starts in new England backline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:2ddaa976-13d3-46b9-a38d-790b5c1f8f18\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1qpwe39-Header e14e9ror5\"><span draggable=\"false\" class=\"ssrcss-c9vkap-IconWrapper edsqm0w0\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1.1 24.2h29.8V1H1.1zM5 11.3h16.5v2.6H5zm20 9H5v-2.6h20zm1.5-12.8H5V4.9h21.5zM13 23.6H6.6V31H9z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">get involved<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hhifyp-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>Q&amp;A &#8211; Is moving around positions inherently dangerous?<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-1qstrv8-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 15:51 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">15:51 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-w0w395-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Click &#8216;Get involved&#8217; button to send questions to Chris Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-3u1n9h-Contributor etflsgg2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-118oapy-ImageWrapper etflsgg1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11pa8fm-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/128\/cpsprodpb\/\/vivo\/live\/images\/2025\/6\/28\/5473a731-f20e-49a8-aa31-542012801b3f.jpg.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><\/span><span><strong>Chris Jones<\/strong><br \/>BBC rugby union correspondent<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Craig:<\/b> Do you agree that playing players in multiple positions seems akin to football teams playing out from the back? They know it is inherently dangerous but they can&#8217;t seem to help themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Chris: <\/b>Players who can play in multiple positions is a big part of the modern game. With 6\/2 or even 7\/1 benches, and the number of red and yellow cards compared to yesteryear, versatility has become much more of an asset than it used to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Look at Andre Esterhuizen, who can play centre or flanker, or the likes of Grant Williams, Cobus Reinach and Cheslin Kolbe for South Africa who can play wing and scrum-half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\nThe flip side is you don&#8217;t nail down a position if you keep moving around, and there will be plenty of England fans who feel Freeman is a world-class winger, so is best left there.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>get involved Q&amp;A &#8211; Is moving around positions inherently dangerous?published at 15:51 GMT 15:51 GMT Click &#8216;Get involved&#8217; button to send questions to Chris Jones Chris JonesBBC rugby union correspondent Craig: Do you agree that playing players in multiple positions seems akin to football teams playing out from the back? 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