England lock and Saracens captain Maro Itoje said it was unfortunate that former head coach Eddie Jones had questioned his leadership qualities in a book, saying the player was an "inward-looking" person who drove himself rather than others.

Former England coach Jones suggested that Itoje, who has been appointed as Owen Farrell’s successor at Saracens, was ‘inward-looking’

Maro Itoje has hit back at Eddie Jones’ criticism of his leadership qualities and dismissed suggestions he was sent to “acting lessons”.

Maro Itoje has rejected Eddie Jones' captaincy criticism after being named Saracens skipper for the new Gallagher Premiership Rugby campaign.