Speculation is growing that Steve Borthwick is set to transform the England backline by naming Marcus Smith to start at full-back in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, with skipper Owen Farrell also set to displace George Ford as the starting out-half. Speculation is growing that Steve Borthwick is set to transform the England backline by naming Marcus Smith to start at full-back in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, with skipper Owen Farrell also set to displace George Ford as the starting out-half.