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: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- Winger: Liam Williams (Wales)
- Winger: Jonah Lomu (New Zealand)
Try Celebrations for Stuart Hogg of Exeter Chiefs during the European Rugby Champions Cup Match between Exeter Chiefs and Montpellier at Sandy Park on 11 December 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
CENTRES
- Centre: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
- Centre: Manu Tuilagi (England)
HALFBACKS
- Fly-half: Owen Farrell (England)
- Scrum-half: Ben Youngs (England)
FRONT-ROW
- Prop: Mako Vunipola (England)
- Hooker: Jamie George (England)
- Prop: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW
- Lock: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
- Lock: Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
BACK-ROW
- Blindside-flanker: Richard Hill (England)
- Openside-flanker: Sam Warburton (Wales)
- Number 8: Billy Vunipola (England)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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