Itoje full of hope for new PGP deal

■ By ADAM HATHAWAY

MARO Itoje has given a snapshot of how the new PGP agreement between clubs and the RFU should help him sail beyond the 100-cap mark.
The lock, who won his 85th England cap yesterday against New Zealand, is one of 17 players who were handed enhanced EPS contracts recently, giving Steve Borthwick more control over his conditioning.
But all of the squad had pre-season sit-downs with the England head coach and his staff plus their entire club coaching groups – something that did not happen under previous regimes.
Borthwick, below, has spent nearly two y...

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