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Itoje not ready to captain British and Irish Lions Lions claims former Saracens coach

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While he's a major devotee of the player, previous Saracens mentor Brendan Venter says he doesn't trust Maro Itoje is prepared to captain the British and Irish Lions in their visit through South Africa one year from now. Rugby lovers can book their South Africa A Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on discounted prices easily. Itoje is being tipped by numerous individuals to get approval from Warren Gatland to lead the visiting side, yet Venter accepts the profoundly appraised England lock isn't prepared for the job, regardless of being a star of the 2017 visit through New Zealand. Brendan Venter says he doesn't trust Maro Itoje to captain the British and Irish Lions in South Africa   In a top to bottom meeting with Planet Rugby's David Skipper, the previous Springbok addressed the Lions captaincy, saying that while he thinks he has 'gigantic potential', the 2020 Itoje vintage was at this point to develop. By and by, I don't think Maro i...

British and Irish Lions captain must be aggressive to take on Springboks, says Paul O'Connell

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Three-time Lions vacationer Paul O'Connell evaluates captaincy benefits of Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell on The Will Greenwood Podcast. Interested Rugby fans can book their Springboks Vs British And Irish Lions Tickets on discounted prices easily. Paul O'Connell says the British and Irish Lions need a rough and angry skipper for their 2021 visit to South Africa. O'Connell went on three Lions visits, in 2005, 2009, and 2013, captaining the 2009 visit to South Africa where they lost the arrangement 2-1. "When you go to South Africa, you certainly need someone confrontational because that is their DNA," explained O'Connell on The Will Greenwood Podcast You must have a strategy to beat South Africa, to get around them, and to attempt to deceive them however you positively need to take them on also. "In the scrum, in the maul - because if they begin to get on top of you in the confrontational areas, then the belief begins to grow as we saw ...