ROYALTY RUMBLE

Out-of-sorts England capitulate to rampant Irish in front of Princess Catherine

- BY ADAM HATHAWAY

MARO ITOJE'S planned 100-cap celebrations fell flat as Ireland gatecrashed his Twickenham party and ruined England's Six Nations.

Henry Pollock was yellow-carded on his England debut and skipper Itoje was hauled off after 54 minutes on a humiliating day for Steve Borthwick’s side.

All the pre-tournament chat of wanting England fans flooding into Paris in two weeks for a championship decider is now hot air as the Red Roses were taken to the cleaners in front of Catherine, Princess of Wales (below).

Scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park and Stuart McCloskey were the Irish stars but nearly every man in green outshone their opposite number.

McCloskey summed up the difference in attitude when — with the game done — he chased down Marcus Smith and chopped him down to save a try. He was still hungry despite feasting on England all afternoon.