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Itoje will 'savour moment' but wants clean sweep
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Maro Itoje's career-defining night: It wasn't the perfect display but with the game in the balance he elevated himself into the pantheon of Lions greats, writes NIK SIMON
With the series wrapped up, Maro Itoje draped an arm around his wife, bit on his medal and made an 'M' symbol with his fingers for the cameras. An iconic image from an iconic player. This was the night Itoje became the first Englishman to captain the Lions to a series victory since Martin Johnson in 1997. The night he delivered on the billing he was given as a prodigious sixth former coming out of Harrow School.
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Bluebirds end pre-season with Notts County draw
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