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.

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

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

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

Maro Itoje has dismissed Eddie Jones' negative assessment of his captaincy abilities, saying the Australian made the "wrong diagnosis" about him before he went on to lead England on the field.