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Itoje back as captain for Calcutta Cup clash
The Chronicle
|February 11, 2026
RUGBY UNION Maro Itoje will lead England into Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland after being restored to the starting XV for the trip to Murrayfield.
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Maro Itoje during training at Pennyhill
Itoje was named on the bench for the 48-7 victory over Wales that launched the tournament following the recent death of his mother, but now returns to the second row at the expense of Alex Coles.
The England skipper came on in the 50th minute of the Allianz Stadium opener and was sin-binned almost immediately because of an accumulation of offences from his side.
This story is from the February 11, 2026 edition of The Chronicle.
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