• The 21-year-primitive shone in Champions Cup victory
• Schalk Brits: ‘He is the total package’It is nine years since an English club lifted Europe’s premier club trophy but Saracens can sense their time approaching. On their previous final appearance in 2014 they bumped into a Toulon team of scarce ability and experience and were taught a lesson in how to seize major European trophies. Next month in Lyon they will be better equipped,in terms of both individual quality and collective resilience.
In addition to the battery-recharging potential of a social team-bonding trip to Dubrovnik this week, those involved in the near misses of past seasons also feel blessed to run out alongside a young player rapidly emerging as a once-in-a-generation talent. Even his most seasoned team-mates are struggling to recall a 21-year-primitive forward with a more precocious all-round game than Maro Itoje.
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Source: theguardian.com