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England and Scotland set to battle at Twickenham today for Calcutta Cup
MARO ITOJE has revealed that he turned down lucrative offers from French club rugby due to his unfulfilled ambitions with England.
Itoje leads England into tomorrow’s crunch Guinness Six Nations clash at Allianz Stadium satisfied that his decision to commit to Saracens in January last year, amid offers from Lyon and Toulon, was the right call.
“The reason I didn’t pursue that is because I wanted to play for England. I felt like my time in an England shirt was not quite done yet,” said Itoje, who is one of 17 players on an enhanced contract with the Rugby Football Union.
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