Maro Itoje demands hard work as England look to put difficult 2024 behind them
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maro Itoje has made realising England’s potential his number one priority after being installed as captain for the Six Nations. It’s not necessarily about silencing critics or anything like that, it’s about achieving what we want to achieve as a team,” Itoje said. To get to where we want to get to, we need to do more.” It is the first time that Itoje will skipper England, although he deputised for George last year when his Saracens team-mate left the field later in games. The 30-year-old has long been seen as captain-in-waiting, although Borthwick’s predecessor Eddie Jones said in 2021 that he doubted he would ever be promoted to the post, describing him as “very inward-looking”.
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