Lessons from England's no-swearing rugby captain

Luke Randall  |  Features
Date posted:  17 Feb 2025
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Lessons from England's no-swearing rugby captain

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The Six Nations is underway for another year and the tournament has reached the halfway stage, when onlookers start to get an idea about who is likely to go all the way and claim victory following their five matches.

However, one perhaps lesser-known story surrounding the annual international rugby tournament centres around newly appointed England captain, Maro Itoje, who has spoken publicly about his Christian faith in the past and is known to refrain from swearing during matches.

The Saracens Forward has previously told the media that Christianity ‘shapes his moral code,’ and that he knows all that he has was given to him by God’s grace, keeping him ‘humble and grateful.’

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