Position
Back Row
Test Caps
75
Club
Saracens
![Billy Vunipola Secondary Image](https://rfu.widen.net/content/efe6fa46-a0ef-4470-bb7c-965ca0730401/web/f1d589de-7eae-4a8b-8193-e300740658a8.jpg)
Age
31
Height
185
Weight
130
U20 Caps
4
U18 Caps
22
Billy Vunipola
Billy Vunipola climbed off the bench to make his England debut against Argentina on their 2013 summer tour and in his short time on the field bulldozed over for his maiden international try.Born in Sydney and the son of former Tongan international Fe’ao, Billy and his brother Mako qualify for England through residency. Billy won his first eight Test caps consecutively before injury ruled him out of the Wales match at Twickenham in March 2014. Appointed as one of three vice captains to Dylan Hartley in the new Jones era, Billy was pivotal to their historic Grand Slam win with man of the match displays against Scotland, Ireland and France. Injury struck to limit his involvement to just two games in the 2017 Six Nations as England made it consecutive Championships and then shoulder surgery denied him the chance to tour with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand. 2018 was a similar story as injuries kept him on the sidelines but he returned in time to earn selection for England’s summer tour to South Africa. Billy was recently named in Steve Borthwick’s squad for the 2023 Ru
England statistics
4565
Mins played
60.87
Avg. Min. Per Game
50
Wins
2
Draws
23
Losses
Attack
Points
0
Tries
0
Try assists
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Carries
0
Metres carried
0
Avg. Meters Per Carry
0
Clean Breaks
0
Open Play
Passes
0
Offloads
0
Pass Success
0%
Defence
Tackles
0
Turnovers
0
Tackle Success
0%
- Career Path
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2008 England U18
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2010 England U20
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2011 London Wasps
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2013 England Saracens
![Alfie Barbeary](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Alfie
Barbeary
Bath Rugby
U20 Caps
3
Age
23
![Joshua Manz](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Joshua
Manz
Leicester Tigers
U20 Caps
3
Age
20
![Sam Simmonds](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Sam
Simmonds
Exeter Chiefs
Caps
18
Age
29
![Tom Pearson Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/9491668f-edce-4d98-b254-eca783983ce1/web/68d4ef48-58bb-491e-8a76-bae625bb5870.png)
Tom
Pearson
Northampton Saints
Caps
1
Age
24
![Lewis Ludlam Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/b29d4632-dd9a-4ada-a084-b320fa5d7354/web/2b26d5d8-ff66-4366-b00d-35cb014c45c5.png)
Lewis
Ludlam
Northampton Saints
Caps
25
Age
28
![Jack Willis Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/a56cc50e-bb26-4637-9084-29bed864621f/web/f03174a7-10c5-4044-bed3-d025f948ee21.png)
Jack
Willis
Toulouse
Caps
14
Age
27
![Chandler Cunningham-South Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/19899477-cab9-43f5-925c-b8828ceb6036/web/6f4dc213-d40b-4212-b197-0c05d320f11e.png)
Chandler
Cunningham-South
Harlequins
Caps
7
Age
21
![Ben Curry Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/78228216-3b89-4b0d-842e-3fed37c94418/web/e8e7ddac-bf21-4a0c-be35-781702905b35.png)
Ben
Curry
Sale Sharks
Caps
5
Age
26
![Tom Curry Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/e3c1c760-54a1-4b00-bdc6-5c7aa25397cd/web/81d9e781-148d-42dd-a6e6-dbd539a701a6.png)
Tom
Curry
Sale Sharks
Caps
53
Age
26
![Alex Dombrandt Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/15e297d2-baaa-4692-8cdc-d2a0f9c706aa/web/b8718c50-e8ae-431d-bf0f-cc1e1fe6b8ed.png)
Alex
Dombrandt
Harlequins
Caps
17
Age
27
![Ben Earl Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d81ff60b-5b64-4de0-8102-ae18a9040cb5/web/7383f3d5-c7a6-47c1-b398-d55bdb271523.png)
Ben
Earl
Saracens
Caps
33
Age
26
![Ethan Roots Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/1f421155-090c-4ea5-a6c7-7bf673f0d6c7/web/000c348d-c00f-4059-886a-524e304f2bf3.png)
Ethan
Roots
Exeter Chiefs
Caps
4
Age
27
![Sam Underhill Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/7b4832b3-71b9-46a2-9d02-278f04281cfe/web/2eecac22-02a8-4f1c-b3b8-60a708300b62.png)
Sam
Underhill
Bath Rugby
Caps
38
Age
28
![Position guide](https://rfu.widen.net/content/eac840e9-6345-44c1-87d7-a2eeb6b36e94/web/Back%20Row.png)
What is a Back Row?
The back row consists of two flankers and the No 8. The blind-side flanker wears six and the open-side flanker seven, both specialising in big tackles and winning possession through turnovers. They are fearless, strong and fast to the breakdown. The No 8 secures the ball at the base of the scrum, is an attacking link between forwards and backs and a real force when defending.
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