Six Nations: Itoje the England centurion
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Maro Itoje is set to become England's latest centurion when he captains the team against Ireland this Saturday at Twickenham. Chris and Ashy sit down with Itoje and reflect on a remarkable 10-year stint with England that has seen him win a Grand Slam, Six Nations titles and reach a World Cup final. Was he always destined to reach this milestone? He picks out his most memorable moments over the past decade and tells us about the coaches that have helped him get to this point. How does he stay motivated? What does he still want to achieve in an England shirt? And if he had to pick his favourite second row partner, who would it be?
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| 0:07.0 | Steve Bracknelly, are the assistant manager of Sunday League team, the Royal Oak FC. |
| 0:12.0 | Are you sick of changes to our beautiful game? |
| 0:15.0 | Five minute stoppages for VAR checks. |
| 0:17.0 | VAR, the talking point again after a five minute plus delay. |
| 0:20.0 | Cryotherapy ice chambers. |
| 0:22.9 | Ols in back at socks. |
| 0:25.3 | XG double pivots and inferred wingbacks. |
| 0:28.2 | The game's well and truly gone and I'm here to bring it back. |
| 0:31.9 | Games gone. |
| 0:32.9 | The Steve Bracknell podcast. |
| 0:34.9 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.0 | Five Lives Rugby Union Weekly. |
| 0:42.8 | Right, Rugbyn Weekly, it's Thursday afternoon in the England camp, and we are joined, Ashy, |
| 0:48.2 | by a very special Centurion for today's episode. |
| 0:52.8 | I still remember his first touch of the ball at Saracens actually, quite vividly. |
| 0:58.1 | I don't know why, but I do remember it quite vividly. |
| 1:01.0 | Did I catch it? |
| 1:02.2 | Caught it and scored. |
| 1:03.7 | Maybe your second touch against Exeter off the bench. |
| 1:06.5 | Do you remember it in the fog? |
| 1:08.1 | Yeah, yeah, I do remember that. |
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