England’s Maro Itoje in search of the perfect game for Eddie Jones’ invincibles

It is hard to think of any young English forward since Martin Johnson who has taken to the Test arena with such instant relish or obvious class – and, scarily for shell-shocked Australia, he is dedicated to getting even betterFor Maro Itoje there is really no need to stick a cherry on top of such an extraordinarily successful season. Twenty-five matches started, 25 victories, a Six Nations grand slam, a historic series win in Australia, a domestic and European double. And on the eighth day? No English player has ever ticked quite so many boxes in the same 12-month period, whatever happens in t…

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