Marcus Smith uses breathing technique to stay ‘calm and relaxed’ when kicking

Smith was off-target with two routine shots at goal as England lost to New Zealand this summer.

BREATHING TECHNIQUE: Marcus Smith is England’s first-choice fly-half. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Marcus Smith is using a breathing technique to enhance his goalkicking in response to the yips that struck in the first Test against New Zealand in July.

Smith was off-target with two penalties and a conversion in Dunedin, two of them routine shots at goal and all of them costly misses given England were edged 16-15.