Brian O'Driscoll & Jamie Roberts feel that Maro Itoje is the ideal candidate to captain the Lions in Australia
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00:00I think captaincy is really about your performance and about guaranteed selection
00:06I think there are two things that you couldn't query in Mauro
00:10I think he's been outstanding, he's good in the Six Nations
00:13He's been even better since then
00:15He's in a rich vein of form
00:17And he's going to be in the test team
00:20He's one of the first names down
00:22So they're first of all the hallmarks that are needed in any Lions captain
00:25Look this is a guy who I think all players across the British and Irish Isles look at
00:31And just admire as a rugby player, as a performer
00:35Time and time again at the top level
00:37Now this is not a guy who ever has a 5 or 6 out of 10 game
00:40He's always at 7 and 8, if not 9 and 10 more recently
00:44Out of 10 performances, time and time again
00:47And so I think players will look at Mauro and go
00:50You know this guy, the way he is as a player, the way he is as a rugby athlete
00:54The way he must prepare, his diligence preparing for games and big games
00:59His performance level to deliver when it matters for 18 minutes
01:02Is unlike any other rugby player of recent times
01:05He has a wonderful ability to deliver when it matters
01:07My job has been still waiting for it
01:08My job is staying too late
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