The British and Irish Lions won their first Test on a tour of South Africa for only the fifth time on Saturday when Maro Itoje delivered a man-of-the-match performance at Cape Town Stadium.
It was a leader’s contribution befitting a man who’s formed a habit playing beyond his years, and that same maturity shone through in Itoje’s comments ahead of a pivotal second Test.
The Lions have gone on to win the series on each of the previous four occasions they’ve won the first Test in South Africa, but their star lock isn’t allowing that to affect the approach this week.
Itoje, 26, warned fans will forget the opening result unless they can win the best-of-three series: “This will mean nothing unless we go out and win next week.
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