{"id":17727,"date":"2024-01-31T05:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/maro-itoje-england-locks-signs-new-long-term-saracens-contract\/31\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T05:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T10:06:00","slug":"maro-itoje-england-locks-signs-new-long-term-saracens-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/maro-itoje-england-locks-signs-new-long-term-saracens-contract\/31\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Maro Itoje: England locks signs new &#8216;long-term&#8217; Saracens contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">England lock Maro Itoje has signed a new &#8220;long-term&#8221; contract with Saracens.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The five-time Premiership winner has made 175 appearances for the club after making his debut in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Itoje, 29, has won three European Champions Cup titles at StoneX Stadium, and was also named European Player of the Year back in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">The news comes after England captain Owen Farrell <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/67897176\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.0\">agreed a deal to leave Saracens<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.3\"> for French side Racing 92 earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Second row Itoje has been called up by England for this year&#8217;s Six Nations, with their opening game against Italy in Rome on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><strong data-reactid=\".wom95t7veu.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$bold-0\">More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/68152481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England lock Maro Itoje has signed a new &ldquo;long-term&rdquo; contract with Saracens. 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