‘Phenomenal’ Maro Itoje relishing new role as lineout leader | Gerard Meagher

There would not seem room for another string on the 22-year-old’s bow but the England second‑row continues to grow, on and off the pitchThere are seemingly endless ways of highlighting the speed of Maro Itoje’s rise to being one of the world’s premier locks and an England captain in waiting, but the latest is another that will astound: the last time the British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand, in 2005, Itoje was yet to even pick up a rugby ball.It also serves as a reminder that he is still learning his trade. This season, with Saracens incurring a number of injuries at second row, the 22-…