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Rugby Union Weekly

Maro and the Mona Lisa

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Paul Grayson are in Paris to preview Saturday's Grand Slam showdown at the Stade de France. Will France be celebrating a first Six Nations title in 12 years or can England spoil the party in Paris? Chris has also been to the England hotel to chat to Maro Itoje about the Mona Lisa, dealing with pressure and whether he's playing the best rugby of his career.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.6

Five lives. Rugby Union Daily.

0:07.2

Hello, welcome to the final rugby Union daily before the big finale of the six

0:12.6

nation. Super Saturday, Wales against Italy, Ireland against Scotland, then the big one here in Paris, France against England.

0:19.2

We're on the western outskirts of the city near some iconic sporting arenas, the Stadjon,

0:24.4

the Wanda, Park the France, Roland Garrosson, delighted to have been able to infiltrate the England team hotel to speak to Marrowa Tojay,

0:31.4

who's joining us on the pod. Marrow, how are you? Good to have you back.

0:34.2

I'm very well. Thank you. How are you?

0:35.8

Very good. Talk to us about your week. You came out on Tuesday, didn't you?

0:40.0

And it's been sunny and I've seen you out and about in Paris, you guys.

0:43.6

It's been quite a nice few days to come out early and get away from it all from an England point of view.

0:48.6

Well, yeah, it's been nice to come out. It's been nice to experience something a little bit different,

0:54.8

experiencing change up in terms of the schedule. And yeah, it's just been generally a good experience for us this week,

1:01.2

what's your favourite Paris landmark?

1:04.0

My favourite Paris landmark. Well, I saw the Eiffel Tower, I think that's probably...

1:09.4

Boxed-Tex. Yeah.

1:10.4

...of France, favourite. I went to go see Miss Lisa.

1:14.2

Okay, the loop.

1:15.2

She was, she looked modulately happy.

1:17.4

First time you'd seen the Mona Lisa?

1:19.4

That's the first time I saw Miss Lisa.

1:21.4

I thought she was okay. I thought she could have been happier.

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