{"id":23012,"date":"2025-07-25T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23012\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:17:21","slug":"were-not-playing-a-pub-team-itoje-warns-lions-of-wounded-wallabies-at-mcg-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/23012\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re not playing a pub team\u2019: Itoje warns Lions of wounded Wallabies at MCG &#8211; The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMixwFBVV95cUxOcVRMcmotSkg2TG8zcVkwaHdaZURhbkVuVkVub2lydTczV2ZTMkFMbFUzOWZ6dDFBcDBtbG1CTHR6cXNJSWwzZC1GSlQ4MHphamZJMU51TENkOVhwUzhsT2lrazc1bzNDM05iZDZ4WkFESUljZTRicWxXS245NmdzYmJDUVVMaGR0cUNvSjR5OHF4ejVrd2llU0pkSUFvMElmSjhzXzJNWjVJai1fcVFXT1BVNXB0WlRVQmE0bE00YU55NU11d1ZB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018We\u2019re not playing a pub team\u2019: Itoje warns Lions of wounded Wallabies at MCG<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Guardian<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNbkFYQlFDbWNFNlpxYVN1TUhrUmJwdzdWWjd4VHE3dU5HUGhPODgwTVF6YTFXM0VCV3h0U0VtZjY5UF9USXI5VWFNT2J4QXk5LUNzcGM5NFdOTGlYNFR5SXFaUDYwMnMtV1hkU1pySVFfQVUybTB3N3Bwc2ZtN0hqR1dXRzZnc215MHZVWm1Eay1vWlhVS01ZTkUtUGNOaThRd2xTQ3BLbmpxemh0N3c?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ollie Chessum: It\u2019s my turn to set the tone physically for Lions<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Telegraph<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxQU2Q4SFRqNmxCdlFhM1JBelJyNER4dGpXYWphYzd4ZFZjR2RuWmtXYVduVnVoSzgtSWRLdVNnVDBEUUMwZldvVDZacUlHUk10cEhUcDdReVk2MmFoVXNCNk1jcVFsQ2ZlNjlqZVRQYXI0TmVtZVhaNndFTHA4d0dRTzV2d0t5Y0FDeWVtX1ZHclhMQ0h5Nm5IM1BoMGxDekg3V0w5MkdxUThPaWxBT0dReDJrMVc4cWlaTElHaTktV3dYbU0xUW9uM2hvNEFvS29md3lkM2Fn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How Lions skipper Maro Itoje views \u2018non-traditional lock\u2019 Will Skelton and second Test referee Andrea Piardi<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Planet Rugby<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxPYTFidmU1aEg1YXhYaGFsTDRkX01mM0JOUk5wekNxWWphM3dNTVdkdjZKOGNJMFVPMjRDRFF4b1E1dEhDM0lBbzRia2swbEhKOTNFa1lFYjZTN1FqYVV2YTB6SUlneUFNQWNmTTRZa2p5elgtcW5ZYU15UFAzR0NVVkdJelNWekdjZ2FqcXFCR01FUFdNdkcyVzZZNDd2eE01VTl0TkM2WmtkOWZvdGR6dUNrSjc0cHZoeTVCVV9FWkhwTEFhM2c3RQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ollie Chessum urges Lions to take chance to make dreams come true<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Independent<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipAFBVV95cUxNdkdTLWM2V1Z0LXZMYW1Gek9PUVYxa1BMNnpLR0tkUlBjc21tUUpwZnpyeEVERWV5NFBPQ2JRMmRoRkRobFo2eDhiVHR6eUE2aWtubUlNN3FUNUZ0N3ZSRzViS3hVV3ZmbGpvZm9MbVpoZ3pFZFdNbGoxZjZPOVctV1FvU2gzZE5PRVlueXpUT2FpODRFWmJyLUNWQWFETXI4UWRDWtIBqgFBVV95cUxNSmthQ0FpYUMxSjZRUTA1ZHY1RWI0QjlwLWx2QWloOHhDTFdtT25YcDdyVnJxbk4tVEtTS0dKMmljaHl2TklvSmtMbm1YU1luTXR5NklzUTdaVzlBR3FEVmthTkRSY1A1NTNUYkFFWWJNUkozOVJJQU1ybDQweXdwa0FLSzFsNWFKWUtpaUhnaHcwTnd0OS1zUi1jM2hRTThSRTBEUDVqRXRQZw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">I&#8217;m about to take on 6ft 8in wrecking ball who weighs 23 stone in front of record crowd &#8211; 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