Itoje and Kruis are my No1 No2s says Bayfield

By NEALE HARVEY

INDOMITABLE Saracens duo Maro Itoje and George Kruis offer England their best route to second row domination, according to former England lock Martin Bayfield.
Red Rose boss Eddie Jones has Courtney Lawes, Joe Launchbury and Charlie Ewels at his disposal but Bayfield believes pairing Premiership and European ‘double’ winners Itoje and Kruis in crunch games gives England a better chance of achieving World Cup success.
Bayfield told The Rugby Paper: “For me, Itoje and Kruis have to be the starting second rows for England, with Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchb...

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