Maro Itoje takes a huge ovation from his home crowd as he enters the arena alone on the occasion of his 100th appearance. The teams emerge soon after into a overcast but very still afternoon in south west London; the conditions are ideal for rugby.
It’s England captain Maro Itoje’s 100th cap today, his latest appearance in a brilliant career. At 31 years of age you imagine there are plenty more caps to come to add more lustre to his already achieved England all-time great status.
Henry Pollock starts his first international game today, and Rob Kitson has thoughts on it.
And the dropping altogether of Sam Prendergast is given some historical context here here by Brendan Fanning
You can send me all your thoughts on proceedings both prior to an during the match via the email. I look forward to reading them.
