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Best of the best: Fans leave Maro Itoje, Eben Etzebeth as last players standing in vote for world's best lock
By Online Editors
The fans have voted and only two locks are left standing in the race to become the world's best lock.
Punters worldwide hit the polls on RugbyPass' Facebook and Instagram accounts as part of the Straight 8 Fan Vote campaign to decide the planet's best players in each position, as voted by the fans.
After the first round of voting held earlier this week, only four second rowers remained, as England and British and Irish Lions representative Maro Itoje faced off against Irish powerhouse James Ryan.
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The all-European clash ended in a landslide victory for Itoje, whose efforts internationally and at club level with Saracens won him 73 percent of the votes across all platforms.
With two Six Nations, two Grand Slams, four Premierships, three European Champions Cups, 38 England tests, three British and Irish Lions tests and a World Rugby breakthrough player of the year accolade to his name, it will take plenty to stop Itoje from running away with the crown.
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I get that Ben's role is to attract SA readers with controversial clickbait, but what about respecting the rivalry of over 100 years? The Boks won, we lost. The Boks have now won 4 world cups since their inclusion back into international rugby, and in that time the rest of the world combined have only won 4! It's an incredible achievement. Show respect, and then hope we win 2-0 in SA later this year. But don't be a whiner; it means you don't understand the rivalry at its essence. Winner takes all when NZ plays SA. Sport in it's purest form. Long may it continue.
Go to commentsBeautifully written.
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