Smith has the Midas touch. As if any further proof were needed, he took part in a fishing trip with some England team-mates a few days ago - and soon got the knack.
CHRIS FOY IN AUCKLAND: The 33-year-old Harlequins prop will line up at loosehead against New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday, more than 12 years since his international debut.
CHRIS FOY IN AUCKLAND: While the rest of the Red Rose line-up is unchanged, the front row has been overhauled after the 52-17 win over Japan in Tokyo on June 22.
CHRIS FOY IN AUCKLAND: England's first trip to New Zealand for a decade already has echoes of tours here in the past, as visiting players reveal profound respect for the All Blacks.
The career of resurrected Wallaby Kurtley Beale could be over with confirmation the veteran requires surgery after rupturing his Achilles playing club rugby.
CHRIS FOY IN AUCKLAND: The 21-year-old is preparing to face New Zealand after a breakthrough season when he went from being a medical student rugby to making such an impact
The 35-year-old, who was last week announced in Joe Schmidt 's maiden 38-man squad, was helped from the field during a Sydney club rugby match on Saturday.
CHRIS FOY IN SYDNEY: Joe Schmidt knows there is a storm coming in a year's time, but Australia's new head coach has launched his latest salvage operation with a timely warning to the Lions.
CHRIS FOY AND ALEX BYWATER: Chandler Cunningham-South has hit the ground running as an England player and it turns out that such an instant impact is nothing new for the Harlequins flanker.
Steve Borthwick has cleared his highly-valued assistant to fly home, so that he can pay his respects in person, before returning to the tour ahead of the second Test at Eden Park.
Former rugby star Shayne Philpott has died in New Zealand following a reported heart attack. He played 12 games and two Tests for the All Blacks after making his debut on the 1988 tour of Australia.
Cheika is one of the best-known coaches in world rugby, who guided the Pumas to a fourth-place finish in last year's World Cup and took Australia to the 2015 final.
The judge likened the inside of the Wallabies legend's family home in Coorparoo to a 'war zone', with police photos showing blood 'splashed and smeared' in the property.
CHRIS FOY: Steve Borthwick will be in charge of England's prospective Americas tour next summer, after ruling himself out of contention for a role in the Lions management team.
The 24-year-old is joining Saracens this summer, replacing captain Owen Farrell as the clubs No 10, and has revealed he has ambitions to play international rugby soon.
Former rugby league star Grace is poised to win a first international cap for Wales in Australia next month despite not having played a competitive game of union at club level.
CHRIS FOY: For their part, England have no recent scars from this box-office rivalry and there is also a concerted desire to cast their opponents as mere rugby mortals.
The 30-year-old has been chosen ahead of Ardie Savea - the reigning World Rugby Player of the Year - to be on the on-field figurehead for the new era under Scott Robertson.
Shortly after the final whistle had blown, the party was in full swing for Glasgow Warriors. The champagne corks popped to a distinctly Scottish soundtrack in Pretoria.
What an achievement by Glasgow Warriors. Winning this championship in Pretoria against the Blue Bulls - in front of 52,000 partisan fans - is nothing short of phenomenal.
CHRIS FOY: England will head to rugby's final frontier to confront the All Blacks armed with myriad benefits from a compelling warm-up - a hybrid asset, a new sensation and a clinical streak in attack.
The national team fly from the Far East to Auckland today, ready for back-to-back encounters with the All Blacks , in Dunedin on July 6 and at the Kiwis' Eden Park fortress seven days later.
Job done for England in Japan. Now the real challenge awaits. Steve Borthwick's side will travel to New Zealand for two Tests against the All Blacks on the back of an impressive win in Tokyo.
England are set to fly a reinforcement to New Zealand after Ewels was shown his second red card in as many Tests. Ewels last played for England in 2022, when he was sent off for an upright tackle.
CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: Eight different England players crossed the white try line in Tokyo as Japan struggled to get a foothold against Steve Borthwick's dominant stars on Saturday.
Franco Smith told his Glasgow Warriors to enjoy the party in Pretoria after they claimed a stunning victory over the Bulls in the Grand Final of the United Rugby Championship.
On what proved to be a famous night for Scottish rugby, the glory belonged to Glasgow Warriors. A champion performance from the champion team in this season's United Rugby Championship.
Burrow died surrounded by his family at Pinderfields Hospital near his home in Yorkshire on June 2, five years on from his motor neurone disease diagnosis.