Billy Vunipola boosts England by winning fitness battle to face Fiji

England now sit second in the world rankings with their latest victory a 58-15 win over Fiji at Twickenham. The Saracens number 8 has been in superb form throughout England’s unbeaten run, and – if injury rumors are true- would be a painful loss for England, who have used Vunipola’s ball carrying ability as the basis for many of their successful attacks. I thought it was a bit loose at the breakdown first-half.

“And how we look after the players if they are emotionally distraught afterwards is part of man management”.

“The Japanese cry when they win and they cry when they lose, so there will be plenty of tears”, he said.

The visitors’ defence was split apart twice again as first Rokoduguni and then Launchbury crossed with no tackler in sight as England cruised to victory.

Highlights of England’s Autumn International clash against Fiji at Twickenham.

Jones said he did not want his team to get sucked into a sevens-style match against Fiji. Only the try was ruled out by obstruction.

And Rokoduguni, who appeared close to tears during the national anthems, says that was nothing compared to what he was feeling on the inside as he represented England for the first time in two years.

Ben Youngs insists George Ford’s accelerating development means the England fly-half is pulling the strings like a veteran worldwide.

No. 8 Billy Vunipola and centre Elliot Daly have been passed fit to start for England in the rugby test against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday, while Fijian-born winger Semesa Rokoduguni is one of four changes.

Jones promised stick-it-up-your-jumper rugby – or fish and chips as he called it – but England also showed glimpses of champagne stuff.

The Pumas finished bottom of the Rugby Championship, although Jones views them as the second best team in this year’s competition, and Youngs is wary of their threat despite their 19-16 loss to Scotland on Saturday.

Each England player was receiving STG22,000 ($A37,000) for the match, compared to STG400 ($A672) for each Fijian.

At the very least, Fiji will get a chance to play tier one nations when their options are so limited in a professional world where they are becoming increasing outsiders.

Fiji team M Talebula (Bordeaux-Bègles); B Masilevu (Brive), A Tikoirotuma (London Irish), A Vulivuli (Racing 92), N Nadolo (Montpellier); J Matavesi (Ospreys), S Vularika (Suva); C Ma’afu (Northampton), S Koto (Macon), M Saulo (Toulon), A Ratuniyawara (Agen), L Nakarawa (Racing 92), D Waqaniburotu (Brive), P Yato (Clermont Auvergne), A Qera (Montpellier, capt).

Flanker Teimana Harrison and Launchbury were driven over from lineouts, and Farrell’s conversions took him past 500 points, second only to Jonny Wilkinson on England’s all-time points list.

Then England had enough.