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Maro Itoje should be England’s next captain following Owen Farrell’s decision to make himself unavailable for the 2024 Six Nations.
Since 2016, Itoje has been the outstanding player in England, in terms of consistent excellence, and is virtually the only Red Rose forward who has been regularly in World XV contention.
It has not been plain sailing all the way, because the Saracens lock suffered a rare dip in form in the year leading into the 2023 World Cup, and this gave rise to speculation that he had contracted an illness – although no deta...