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Sam Warburton backs Maro Itoje to captain Lions on South Africa tour Gerard Meagher © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Sam Warburton has backed Maro Itoje to follow in his footsteps and captain the British & Irish Lions this summer in South Africa. Alun Wyn Jones is the favourite for the role but his compatriot Warburton, who captained the Lions on their two previous tours, believes the England and Saracens lock is the best man for the job.
Warburton’s ringing endorsement comes in spite of Itoje’s on-field discipline problems during the Six Nations as well as England’s fifth-place finish. Warren Gatland has warned that England’s dismal championship could count against Eddie Jones’s players when it comes to selection but Warburton sees Itoje as a guaranteed Lions Test starter and the ideal leader.