Maro Itoje tries his hand as a selector, picking a dream team

Monday, 14 December 2020 at 03:37

byRugby Rucker

The Maro Itoje dream team of rugby players past and present could compete with any team from any generation of rugby.

The England forward recently made his star-studded selection on a zoom call.

Itoje has been mentored by some of the best players of all-time, won everything there is to win with Saracens while also starring for both England and the British & Irish Lions.

Without much thought, this is the team he'd pick. It's a terrific selection.

DID YOU KNOW? Maro got a rugby scholarship to London Harrow school when he was 11. He then studied for a Politics degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies in Bloomsbury, London at the same time as starting his rugby career.

Maro Itoje dream team

BACK-THREE

Fullback: Anthony Watson (England)
Winger: Liam Williams (Wales)
Winger: Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)

CENTRES

Centre: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
Centre: Manu Tuilagi (England)

HALFBACKS

Fly-half: Owen Farrell (England)
Scrum-half: Ben Youngs (England)

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FRONT-ROW

Prop: Mako Vunipola (England)
Hooker: Jamie George (England)
Prop: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

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SECOND-ROW

Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Lock: Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

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BACK-ROW

Blindside-flanker: Richard Hill (England)
Openside-flanker: Sam Warburton (Wales)
Number 8: Billy Vunipola (England)

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