Maro Itoje, 21, from Edgware, North London, has been hailed as a future England captain after being included for the first time in the starting line-up of the Six Nations team that will play Ireland tomorrow.
He has already captained his club side Saracens in the Aviva Premiership, and captained England's under-20 side during their victory at the Junior World Championship in 2014.
In keeping with his family's advice, Itoje - nicknamed 'the chosen one' by teammates - shuns partying and insists that rugby is just one in a long list of interests. While rapidly rising through the ranks of English rugby, he has also been studying for a politics degree at London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
The player (right, training yesterday in Bagshot, Surrey) was in the choir at Harrow (centre, and right) and is an avid poet, having taken up writing while on a long-distance rugby trip.
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