England's Maro Itoje signs new Saracens contract until 2022
Wednesday 23 January 2019 19:12, UK
England forward Maro Itoje has signed a new contract with Saracens which keeps him in north London until 2022.
The 24-year-old made his 100th appearance for the Premiership champions in November and has been an integral part of the Saracens team that won back-to-back Champions Cups and three Premiership titles.
"I'm really pleased to be staying on at Saracens," said Itoje.
"I've been at the club for 10 years now so I am really excited to see what the future holds for this great team."
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A star for both club and country, Itoje made his senior debut for Saracens in 2014. Shortly after he captained the England Under-20s side at the Junior World Championships and was named European Player of the Year in 2016.
Sarries director of rugby Mark McCall said: "At Saracens, we take pride in developing players from within.
"Maro is an exceptional young man, on and off the field and it's been a privilege seeing him develop. We are thrilled he is staying with us."
Itoje has won 26 England caps and has been a fixture of Eddie Jones' teams because of his versatility, speed and power. These skills also saw him feature in all three Lions Tests against New Zealand in 2017.
