By Nick Easter - The former England No.8

What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he captains Saracens, and in the middle of all that, he has suffered the death of his mother.
That is an incredible emotional burden for anyone to carry, never mind someone expected to lead at the absolute top of the game week after week. He must be emotionally burnt out. He has to be.
I do not have any criticism of him whatsoever but, sometimes in rugby, especially when you are a leader and an experienced player, it is hard to see th...