Maro Itoje

Iain Taylor  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Dec 2022
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Maro Itoje

England rugby forward Maro Itoje has told The Guardian: ‘Christianity shapes my moral code. It shapes the person I am and the person I want to be. My background is Nigerian and we tend to be religious people. I know that all I have been given in life is through [God’] grace. That keeps me humble and grateful.

‘Nigerians are vibrant people. They’re colourful and proud and distinguished. But the key characteristic of Nigerian culture is the way we love to interact with one another through food and family values.’

Previously he has also said: ‘Everything I am doing is not within my power, it’s through [God’s] power. It’s about giving all the praise and glory back to Him.’

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