LONDON (AP) — Maro Itoje’s debut for England was just a matter of time in February 2016. Eddie Jones was England’s brand new coach and trying to manage expectations around the stand-out Saracens second-rower. Always armed with a colorful phrase, Jones thought of his father’s car when he said of Itoje, “He’s like a Vauxhall…
England captain Maro Itoje has criticized the “corrosive” effects of social media following the racist abuse suffered by Ireland’s Edwin Edogbo following his Test debut. Edogbo, born and raised in County Cork to Nigerian parents, was targeted online after coming off the bench in Saturday’s 20-13 Six Nations victory win over Italy at Lansdowne Road….
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Maro Itoje has been grateful for having England to anchor him while mourning the death of his mother Florence. She died in December and he accompanied her remains back to Nigeria, where his parents are from, for the funeral. England coach Steve Borthwick and stand-in captain Jamie George were happy to…
