Steward has staked his claim to be England's first-choice full-back at the Six Nations
Steward has staked his claim to be England's first-choice full-back at the Six Nationsin Dublin if Steward reclaims the England No 15 jersey for the start of the tournament in three weeks’ time.
“We see him more as an attacking player than as an aerial player. The aerial thing is probably the reason why he plays full-back, otherwise he could be playing somewhere else. He is doing good.” Now Furbank is likely to miss at least the first two Six Nations matches with a broken arm, while the prospect of Smith as the last line of defence away to Ireland seems to force the “sheesh” of a doubting intake of breath between the gritted teeth of every pundit.
For one catch the challenging wing Werner Kok bounced off Steward like a rubber ball thrown against a wall. For another, Ulster had two kick-chasers up quickly but they made no impression. In these circumstances, the tweaked law permitting greater access to the catcher was no impediment.
Norfolk-born Steward is a Norwich City fan, so their FA Cup thumping by Brighton earlier on Saturday must have been a downer. And on his greater attacking range of late, Steward said: “I always want to push myself – there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. But I’m really enjoying it at the minute.”
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