Starlet Maro Itoje goes from Viva to BMW

England boss Eddie Jones is hoping to turn uncapped lock Maro Itoje into a “BMW”, with the Saracens man set to see action in Rome tomorrow.

England have promoted Courtney Lawes, Mako Vunipola, and Ben Youngs to their starting XV for tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Italy.

Lawes replaces Joe Launchbury in the second row, Vunipola has been chosen ahead of Joe Marler at loosehead prop, and Youngs is preferred to Danny Care at scrum-half for the trip to the Stadio Olimpico.