"Live up to the Badge" - Maro Itoje Wants His Lions to Carry the Weight of the Jersey for Argentina Clash

"Live up to the Badge" - Maro Itoje wants his Lions to carry the weight of the jersey for Argentina clash

British & Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje has called for his teammates to rise up to the weight of the jersey, as the Lions prepare for their official tour warm-up match tomorrow evening against Argentina. The Lions take on Los Pumas in the Aviva Stadium, with 14 players from the match day 23 set to don the historic red shirts for the first time in their careers. “The jersey has weight to it, significance to it, meaning to it.” Itoje told the med…

Team News – Maro Itoje to captain British and Irish Lions for first time against Argentina

Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions for the first time in their non-cap international against Argentina in Dublin on Friday. Itoje leads a starting XV that features Marcus Smith at full-back and will be directed by England half-backs Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith. Tadhg Furlong will be given the opportunity to prove […] The post Team News – Maro Itoje to captain British and Irish Lions for first time against Argentina appeared firs…