Cup hero Super as well as brawn
grew up in Edgware, North London with parents Efe and Florence, older brother Jeremy and younger sister Isabel.
His dad has a masters in maths, his mum works in property, and the couple were big on the value of education.
Maro says he had “zero interest in sport” until he was nine, when his head
With his family in 2017 after a British and Irish Lions match master suggested he play rugby because he was a foot taller than the next biggest boy in his class.
He joined Harpenden Rugby Club aged 12 before landing his Harrow place.
There he became fascinated with politics (he’s an ardent Remainer), singing in the choir and writing poetry.
Maro describes himself as a “liberal feminist” and, in his spare time, enjoys period dramas such as Downton Abbey.
His Twitter feed covers everything from politics in Ghana, to racism in sport and feminism in football.
And while being a rugby winner is “the most important thing” he also aims to be a champion for social justice.
He says: “When you see things that aren’t right you have to speak up about it. People shouldn’t be silenced just because they’re an athlete.”
As a teenager travelling to an away game in Newcastle, Maro, penned a poem called “There Comes a Time.”
It begins: “There comes a time, when a boy must become a man.
“When fear must turn to bravery, when thoughts must turn to belief, when this belief must turn to action.”
With Maro as their talisman, England fans truly believe their time has come.