Eddie Jones expects Maro Itoje to overcome ‘second season’ syndrome
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• England forward hindered by after-effects of Lions tour and injury• ‘First season, no one knows your best shot. Second, everyone does’England’s head coach, Eddie Jones, believes Maro Itoje is experiencing “second season” syndrome and is still feeling the after-effects of the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand last year. He predicts, however, the Saracens forward will emerge stronger from his current dip and prove a formidable presence at the Rugby World Cup next year.The 23-year-old Itoje, along with several of his team-mates, has yet to recapture the world-class form that pr…





