He may only be three matches into his Premiership career, but 18 year-old Marcus Smith is catching all sorts of attention.

The swelling hype has no doubt been aided by Eddie Jones calling him into an England training camp before the start of the season.

However, his performance in a 24-21 defeat of Wasps in Coventry on Sunday demonstrated a sense of self-assurance that only the very best fly-halves possess.

As a tight and tetchy encounter came to its end, one piece of classy, intelligent game management summed up Smith's promise.