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Itoje on looking after Lions mascot

Maro Itoje discusses what it will be like looking after the mascot for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.

The England and Saracens forward is the youngest member of Warren Gatland's squad, meaning he must look after the mascot.

Itoje said: "I'm probably going to have to keep it quite tight to me, I don't think I can trust anybody.

"I've heard there are some quite severe punishments as well."

The mascot is a toy lion called BIL and was previously taken on the 2013 tour to Australia.

This clip is from Rugby Union Weekly, Monday 7 March 2017.

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