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"It will be incredibly naive to think that because we achieved the constructor championship, now we deserve it for the future," Stella told the podcast.

James, fresh from watching Ohio State win the college football national championship on Monday in Atlanta, had his ninth triple-double of the season with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

If both players advanced to a mouth-watering championship match then Sabalenka would need to win the title for a third straight year to stay top of the rankings.

But, she added, “we know how important it is to do our best to bring a championship to this city.”

Itoje was part of an England team who memorably defeated defending champions and title favourites Ireland in Dublin on the opening weekend of the 2019 championship.