Marcus Smith Tribute | The Real Deal

[@jonathanmillar9415]

Only person that truly deserves a tribute video is Andrew Forde

[@nintendoswichguy9815]

My problem with this vid u made it because he got man of the match in the wasps match

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@nintendoswichguy9815 why is that a problem exactly? Smith's been a quality player for years it was time he had a reel anyway

[@nintendoswichguy9815]

Yes but Andrew Forde only dose one of these if they get a man of the match or have a really good match

[@AndrewDavidForde]

@@nintendoswichguy9815 No I don't, I made a video on Halaholo yesterday, he hasn't had a man of the match as of recent. I posted Damian McKenzie last week, he hasn't played rugby for a few months now. It really has nothing to do with them getting man of the match or having a good game, especially as it's a general tribute, not just of one game.

[@nintendoswichguy9815]

Ok mate what ever you say

[@Live.Laugh.Lobotomy]

I really don’t get why you wouldn’t give him a chance now that there’s a gap before the next World Cup

[@hectorharvey2402]

Cuz simmonds should be next in line.

[@Live.Laugh.Lobotomy]

@@hectorharvey2402 that would make sense if simmonds was actually getting played

[@Noah20]

@@hectorharvey2402 simmonds is just a decent fly half. He didn’t do anything that chiefs do good. They were doing it all before he came. Rubbish that he comes along and gets all the creator

[@thejgod4982]

@@hectorharvey2402 Smith over Simmonds, but it's close.

[@rogerakhan74]

@@hectorharvey2402 first in line now somewhere in South Africa

[@martinwalker3497]

Marcus Smith, brilliant! Love to watch him play, from a Tigers fan.

[@PullerzCoD]

How you get these vids out so fast is beyond me, keep it up!

[@MTJRugby]

Easily the most exciting 10 in England, so good to watch every time he has the ball

[@newspaper9949]

He’s fucking good. Don’t see why he isn’t already in the England playing 15.

[@samgill8183]

Cos Eddie lives his current system is isn’t willing to change

[@henryvivian3772]

@@samgill8183 because the current squad that’s bringing home six nations titles and ANC trophies clearly isn’t good enough..

[@lorenzobuggin7964]

@@henryvivian3772 the team is falling off

[@Danjobeth]

Farrel and Ford have their successor. I hope to see him in the next rwc

[@adamdickinson2894]

I'd love that too, only problem is neither are even in their 30s. They've still get at least another four years as starters as long as they stay fit, and neither is particularly injury-prone

[@GeraintDaviesGDD]

Outrageous talent! He'd make his way into every one of my videos if I could superimpose him in!

[@puppethound]

haha, just him running side by side another team's ball carrier, high stepping for no reason. I LOL at the thought. That would be great. Someone with talent needs to get on that.

[@josephtree6914]

Grateful as fuck to have him at Quinn’s. The lad is a prodigy and a great fly half as well as a fullback !

[@rogerakhan74]

You too?

[@puppethound]

I agree, I just started watching Rugby (Quinn's fan too) since I moved to Norway and I spotted this dude as soon as I watched my first real game. I am an American Football fan and I know talent, heart and grit when I see it. Rugby is an amazing sport and Smith is an amazing player and so young. I love the Quinn's balance of youth and veterans.

[@mysticthicc2047]

As a Harlequins fan, it’s been a pleasure to watch the rise of Marcus

[@rogerakhan74]

What a month MS10 has had: 19 June win at Bristol 26 June wins Premiership 4 July debuts and wins for England v USA 10 July wins against Canada, gets told to pack a case for South Africa 17 July makes Lions debut, perfect on the boot on route to victory 24 July????

[@puppethound]

I am new to Rugby (NFL football fan for 40 years)and I started following a few players (Joe Marler and Marcus Smith) When I found out they both played for the Harlequins, I picked them as my team to root for. I like those players who aren't afraid to stick their noses in with the big boys, tough, rugged enforcer types OR any of the little guys that will do the same.

[@Δανιήλ-ψ8χ]

I absolutely LOVE this kid! Wishing him all the best and I hope he has a great future in Rugby union🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💪🏼🏉

[@lloydc1092]

He’s in a different league to umaga IMO

[@KnightWing274]

Jacob is more balanced all round n seems more like the guy to replace Owen Farrell.. Marcus is just whole different player. Impact Great n skilled.. he just doesn't suit Eddie's team n the way they play

[@KnightWing274]

@@jacobgodwin5418 are trying to correct everything haha too much typing "n" this just a comment section 😂😂 lol

[@davidholgate123]

@@KnightWing274 Eddie has been a big fan of Smith for ages and name checked him well before the hype. As for style... Eddie has always said he wants to develop our attacking style and has included plenty of flair players like Malins, Slade and Daly. He's picked many similar player's in previous coaching roles and has always been a fan of a skilful ball playing 12 for example. This thing about style is a compete myth. Just look at the rugby we played against NZ in the last World Cup. That's what he is aiming for on a regular basis but it takes time. Its the best I've ever seen from and England team. Even the England World Cup winning team was called boring at the time! People forget that! .... Anyone thinking we are going to be playing stylish champagne rugby in the middle of the English winter with covid messing up preperation and game time, as well as our main club with England players being relegated, needs to give their heads a wobble!

[@georgewellbelove5644]

@@KnightWing274 don't get me wrong, umaga is a pretty good player but i feel he needs more time to develop. smith has been on the scene for 3 or 4 years and he's been class the whole time and deserves to be in the england setup 100%

[@milochapman8050]

@@KnightWing274 how is umaga balanced? Guy can’t defend to save his life, whereas smith is actually very solid. If you look at his stats and dont listen to people shitting on him

[@RUGGERS_CENTRAL]

Omg I was literally searching for this, then I got fed up and I searched this up 2hours later and look 👀 An insane vid has been posted about the best Fly half in the premiership

[@evancase6265]

Loving the circa waves instrumental in the background

[@roxymarks9636]

Such a gifted player

[@jordannangwala4608]

He has flashy feet and works hard tackles well scores the points what more does Eddie Jones want ???!

[@olliec5372]

Eddie Jones ignores players that might make English rugby interesting. Take Sam simmonds for example, the fact that he hasn’t been picked is a crime.

[@masonsullivan4048]

As a Quins fan if he leaves I’ll cry

[@milochapman8050]

@@masonsullivan4048 new deal 🤩

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

I think he would have at least been in the England 6N training squad, were it not for Covid forcing the restriction to the number of players allowed in the squad.

[@raphlevier698]

Unfortunately, his style doesn't fit England's style, it's not boring enough

[@adamdickinson2894]

We'd still batter France with him in though, along with the rest of the Northern Hemisphere XD

[@raphlevier698]

@@adamdickinson2894 try winnng against Scotland first mate ;)

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@raphlevier698 wow very brave of you to comment after the game 🤡

[@raphlevier698]

And very arrogant of you to comment before the game

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@raphlevier698 well then clearly we're both flawed then

[@___9582]

Rising baller, England's 10 spot is between him and umaga.

[@tomcurrie4852]

What about Joe Simmonds?

[@oliverburgess8542]

Shouldn’t even be a contest, Smith always outplays Umaga

[@harrycollinson7283]

Yup smith any day

[@ryanbonner25]

Filipino? How cool. They should ask him to try and build rugby's popularity in the Phillipines.

[@mattcreed2715]

When Ford and Farrell retire we have about 4 options in Smith, Simmonds, Umaga and maybe Bailey (in that order)

[@eddiep9353]

Class player, idk why Eddie Jones hasn’t picked him, I think eddie’s going a bit mad a the moment

[@catinthehat906]

He's got everything the England side lacks, clever invention putting players into gaps, a brilliant side step, line breaking ability with chip and grubber kicking, he can kick penalties/conversions, put over a drop goal and he can tackle, what's not to like. I have always been a fan of Kurtley Beale but I must say I think Marcus is the complete package.

[@if2643]

Fucking banger of a tune, good stuff mate

[@888young2]

England are starting to develop a line up of exciting players. Time we got rid of Jones and start developing a new genre

[@kitionesikivou6849]

What a rugby asset. Awesome

[@JulieDorsetBelle]

Crikey - watching that compilation I wish he was starting for the Lions this Saturday...

[@JP1234815]

The first thing which struck me watching this vid is how much like Benji Marshall his playing style is like. (Benji Marshall playing in 2005).

[@retlwiz]

I would put him and Simmonds as the two best English fly-halves at the moment, yet neither are in the England squad. We needed to change Eddie after the WC and now we're stuck in a rut until after 2023.

[@lorenzobuggin7964]

george is easily the best flyhalf

[@henryvivian3772]

Tired of people constantly complaining why smith and simmonds aren’t in the england squad. Both superb players at premiership level, but there is no guarantee that their ability to waltz through a defence and find a gap will translate to test level, it’s a different beast altogether. Give them a few more years and trust eddie to do his job

[@thebeautifulgame1546]

We don’t expect them to just waltz into the starting shirt but at least want them to be blooded in the test arena.

[@nick260682]

It's because Farrel;l and Billy V have been terrible. Why not try these players. Also, Sam Simmonds was European player of the year, and the Champions cup is pretty much test standard if you look at the squads involved.

[@animekawaiichan9399]

😱😱He was born.......in THE PHILLINES!!!??

[@tomevans7483]

Bit of circa waves??

[@jackmcgwyne8692]

Cheeky bit of fire that burns

[@tomevans7483]

@@jackmcgwyne8692 thought so. Didnt wanna be wrong Haha

[@Danimal13]

The kid has magic in his feet and it’s criminal how he still isn’t in the England side, especially with the lack of quality they currently have in the squad at 10

[@joeboonmusic4004]

Ummm I get that Smith is good and promising for the future... But George Ford is a world class 10, if you can't see that then I question your knowledge of rugby.

[@Danimal13]

@@joeboonmusic4004 😂 im not even gonna bother with your stupidity all I’ll say is Ford won’t go on the Lions tour yet he’s “world class” 😂

[@joeboonmusic4004]

@@Danimal13 If you knew anything about playing 10 you'd know that he's world class. Absolutely one of the best 10s in the world and any knowledgeable rugby analyst would agree. Just because you only care about flashy feet, doesn't mean he's not a prime example of incredible game management. Smith is great though, I'm sure he'll be in the squad eventually.

[@Danimal13]

@@joeboonmusic4004 😂😂 Ford has no stand out skills, he’s just about average at everything he does, I’ve played 10 and 12 to a high standard, not professional standard but still it’s pretty much the same so I know what is required from a 10 in a team to make it work and that’s decisiveness, vision, courage, a calm head and doing everything possible to win, Ford has non of these traits, he gets flustered far too easily, is easy for defenders to read and far too reliant on his boot which again isn’t very good and for someone with over 50 international caps to only have a handful of good games is appalling, he also can’t seem to play when Farrell isn’t there. If he wasn’t in the England team his form for Leicester wouldn’t warrant a place in the England side, if you take a game to just watch Ford you’ll see how out of place he is, he hides on defence and when he does get into contact he just hold people whilst losing ground waiting for someone else to finish the tackle and on attack I know it’s hard to play behind a pack going backwards but even so truly world class 10’s find a way to do it and at one stage we had one of best packs in the world and he was still doing the same things which is just a waste of all the packs hard work, me personally I would hate to play alongside a 10 which always gives the ball with a man on the end of it because he’s so easy to read and then he gets scared and kicks away all day, it’s no wonder Farrell is getting so much stick at the minute because he’s having to do the job of the 10 and the 12 and spreading himself too thin, you’ll see eventually when Smith or Simmonds come into the squad how bad he actually is and how much better we can be with someone who has all of the traits I mentioned at the start

[@rorylynn6305]

@@Danimal13 Farrell holds him back! When Ford plays without Farrell he’s been brilliant. The problem is Farrell holds him back!

[@interfear1]

The Thrillah from Manila that was raised in Singapore 😂

[@v--dreamie7355]

I thought he moved to Singapore 🤔🤔🤔

[@interfear1]

@@v--dreamie7355 You are right! Thank you for making me double checked. He just lived in Singapore after been born in Manila.

[@artanastacio1569]

He's the first British player I've seen with that kind of flair. He's part Filipino I'm told as well. England, put the rose on his chest and you'll make bank and gold.

[@nick260682]

Cipriani? Barry John? Finn Russell? Jonathan Davies (1)?

[@artanastacio1569]

@@nick260682 Note that I wrote "THAT kind of flair". I don't think we're talking about the same thing.

[@nick260682]

@@artanastacio1569 Explain then

[@artanastacio1569]

@@nick260682 I suppose he comes off as more of a Southern Hemisphere style of player. More Carlos Spencer than Jonny Wilko.

[@EllliotJackRussel1]

He has to wait Farrell and Ford retirement and keeping his performances high in the meantime

[@buff2497]

You need a updated cover shot with a lions shirt on.

[@samgill8183]

And now he’s a Lion

[@ruakarimazondo8225]

Please do David havili

[@888young2]

Needs a new one

[@patrickthomas8101]

i know England already has the best Fly halfs in the world on their first team. at least give Marcus smith a go. eddie jones should try him out for games against Italy or Scotland as well as Autumn Internationals or summer tours.

[@puppethound]

We all know he is great, but do you think he is actually over looked sometimes? I mean does he really get credit ALL THE TIME? I don't mean after he makes another amazing play and some will say "oh wow! I forgot how good he is" I love his fire and willingness to do what it takes to win. Never settle for losing or you might as well just hang'em up.

[@bbmb622]

No matter how much people rave on about a rugby talent it all depends on the coaches and selection panels. If the talent don’t fit what the coaches and selection panel are looking for? Then they don’t get picked. There are so many talented players that have come an gone and have not made higher honours as they did not fit the mould the coaches and selection panels at the time. We see it all the time in NZ , no difference to England. People can go on with their praises and drumming beats to a particular talent, but if the coach and selectors have other ideas then too bad to the talent.

[@jakem834]

He reminds of Richie M’ounga.

[@ontheblock40hot11]

It’s weak defence but I love his place kicking he has a beaut of a boot

[@downtowndevers6369]

Bit of Quade Cooper about him

[@grahamriley8124]

I think he is a bit too “super rugby” for the England set up. But that’s fine with me as I want him playing for Harlequins!

[@eddiep9353]

Why hasn’t Eddie Jones picked Marcus Smith and Jo Simmons who’s been nominated world player of the year !

[@nick260682]

Do you mean Sam Simmonds, and do you mean European player of the year?

[@Laou41]

This is what Farrell will never achieve.

[@owensteam]

Very flashy but I think he will come unstuck at a higher level of intensity where the grit of Jacob Umanga would be much more valuable

[@jamess3408]

We will never know unless he gets a chance. People thought the same thing when he first started in the Prem, now look at him 😉

[@Matt_Alaric]

His heritage is pure Samoan so i think it would be a shame if he didn't represent Samoa.

[@finleydavis9181]

@@Matt_Alaric his parents are Phillipino and grew up in England...

[@tobysmith9016]

@@Matt_Alaric he's from the phillipines

[@Matt_Alaric]

@@finleydavis9181 Well Smith's dad is English, only his mum is Filipino. But i was talking about Umanga anyway.

[@owenbrash1750]

Should be so far ahead of George ford in the pecking order

[@brandonpye8757]

No

[@willcarrington5909]

I recommend you watch Squidge Rugby's latest video on George Ford

[@pierscox5845]

best 10 in England.. country mile ahead of those two muppets in the current England set up

[@joeboonmusic4004]

If you think George Ford isn't one of the best 10s in the world and think he's a 'muppet' then you know far less about rugby than you should let on.

[@pierscox5845]

@@joeboonmusic4004 I've yet to see him do anything that would suggest he's one of the best 10s in the world.. there are better 10s in England, a handful in Europe and several in the southern hemisphere.. Sexton, Simmonds, Smith, Jalibert, Barrett, Mo'unga, Russell, Pollard.. even McKenzie at 10 is better.. sorry if you're such a Ford lover and you feel offended. Admittedly he's good on front foot ball but what professional 10 isn't? Under pressure he's awful - proved that in the recent 6 nations and everyone knows about his inability in defence. I know my rugby.. we'll see who makes the lions squad eh?

[@GamingDualities]

just wait until some crazy guys tackle him. this "sport" is not really about skills when all it takes is one bimbo to rush you

[@andrewfouhy7654]

Munster were able to exploit his weaknesses in their champions cup match

[@brandonpye8757]

That’s cos harlequins are shit mate

[@thomasfox4676]

10 times better than Umaga

[@barryirlandi4217]

🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@mattcrook7467]

Quality player but a bit like Danny Care he plays with too much flair & skill too play regularly for England.

[@joshycasuga2555]

Play for Philippinse tho

[@jamiekavanagh1931]

Ok but for all his talent, he was exposed badly against Munster

[@alfiecook6914]

not as good as max malins

[@2342-o7i]

marcus smith is over rated

[@Howiedewitt123]

Little engine