Maro Itoje has become one of the most recognisable rugby stars on the planet. However, there are many secrets that fans still don’t know.
MARO ITOJE:
#1. His full name
Oghenemaro Miles “Maro” Itoje was born in Camden, North London to Nigerian parents.
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#2. Family
He is the cousin of Bath’s loosehead prop Beno Obano. Gloucester speedster Ollie Thorley is also Itoje’s cousin, after his grandfather re-married a Nigerian woman who is the Saracens lock’s aunt.
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