SARACENS 36
HARLEQUINS 24
BILLY VUNIPOLA believes being “selfish” cost him his England place and hopes putting the interests of others first will bring about a World Cup recall.
The Saracens forward has not played for his country since Steve Borthwick took charge. The pair had a “very honest” meeting and the No.8 was dropped.
Three months on, England are no nearer turning their fortunes around and Vunipola is producing the power game they chose to ignore. In front of 55,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, the 30-year-old eclipsed Alex Dombrandt, right, the man who took his England shirt, as Saracens beat Harlequins.
On the day British & Irish Lions great Sam Warburton insisted England need “his carrying power and ability to dominate the gain-line”, he exhibited both in a man-of-the-match display.
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