Steve Borthwick believes the Twickenham crowd will roar a grieving Maro Itoje on to the pitch against Wales after the England head coach named his captain on the bench following the death of the lock’s mother.

As patrons of the sport (Catherine for the Rugby Football Union, William for the Welsh Rugby Union), the future king and queen are no strangers to the game, regularly attending some of Itoje’s major matches.

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Maro Itoje has called on his England side to be ‘bulletproof’ as they seek to clinch a first win at Murrayfield in six years on Saturday in the Six Nations

England captain Maro Itoje says he is in an "incredibly sad" period of his life following the death of his mother Florence.

Maro Itoje says England action is helping him deal with personal tragedy - The England captain missed some of the pre-tournament training camp in order to attend the funeral of his mother.