Jamie George was a true patriot despite his England captaincy ending in ignominy
With a record of five wins in 12 games, Jamie George will not go down as one of England’s great captains. Few men in the professional era, however, have skippered England with more pride or sacrificed more to lead their country.
Jamie George blindsided as England star stripped of captaincy for Six Nations
England hooker Jamie George had no idea he would be stripped of the captaincy for his country until the day before Steve Borthwick named his Six Nations squad. George captained England in all 12 of their Test matches last year but will be replaced as skipper by his Saracens team-mate Maro Itoje during the Six Nations.
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‘Disappointed’ George told of England captain snub at ‘less than 24 hours’ noticeSteve Borthwick made the shock decision to replace George with Saracens teammate Maro Itoje ahead of the Six Nations ...
England hooker Jamie George discovered he would relinquish the captaincy responsibility "less than 24 hours" before the Six ...
Jamie George is "clearly disappointed" to be replaced as England captain by Maro Itoje after one season in the job admits ...
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