Maro Itoje rejects Eddie Jones' claims he is not suited to England captaincy

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  • Former coach has claimed Itoje was 'very inward looking'
  • Lock takes over Saracens captaincy from Owen Farrell

Maro Itoje has rejected claims by the former England head coach Eddie Jones that he is "very inward-looking" and not suited to Test captaincy, speaking after being unveiled as Saracens' skipper.

Itoje takes over from Owen Farrell, after the fly-half's move to Racing 92, in what is his first senior captaincy role. The 29-year-old was earmarked as a future England captain early in his career after bursting on to the Test scene eight years ago but Jones never saw fit to install him in the role, claiming in a 2021 book that he had sent Itoje to acting classes in an effort to improve his leadership.

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