England captain Maro Itoje will miss England's Test against South Africa on 4 July after being left out of the entirety of the summer's Nations Championship action.

Maro Itoje has won 102 Test caps and been a near ever-present for England since making his debut in 2016 England captain Maro Itoje will miss England's Test against South Africa on 4 July after being left out of this summer's Nations Championship action. The 31-year-old has been rested, having breached World Rugby's recommendation , externalof playing only 30 games a season in each of his past two campaigns. In addition to leading England and club side Saracens, Itoje skippered the British and Irish Lions in their series win over Australia last summer. He has also grieved his mother Florence who died in December, speaking at her funeral in Nigeria and, by arrangement with the national team, joined up late with his team-mates before the Six Nations. Hooker Jamie George, who preceded Itoje as England captain and stepped back into the role when his Saracens team-mate started the Six Nations on the bench, will lead a side that includes five uncapped players this summer. Saracens' teenage wing Noah Caluori wins his place ahead of a clutch of rivals, with Adam Radwan, Tom Roebuck and Henry Arundell left out. The 19-year-old, whose prodigious leap makes him a potent aerial threat, finished joint top of the Prem try-scoring charts with 18 this season.