Billy Vunipola
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| Full name | Viliami Vunipola | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 kg (19 st 12 lb; 278 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School |
The Castle School Harrow School |
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| Notable relative(s) |
Feʻao Vunipola (father) Mako Vunipola (brother) |
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| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Number 8 / Blindside Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Saracens | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number 8 / Blindside Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2011–2013 2013– |
Wasps Saracens |
39 77 |
(20) (80) |
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Correct as of 16 April 2017
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2012 2013– 2017 |
England U20 England British and Irish Lions |
4 34 |
(0) (30) |
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Correct as of 18 March 2017
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Billy Vunipola (born Viliami Vunipola 3 November 1992) is an English rugby union player. He plays at number 8 for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership and England.
Vunipola was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. After moving to Wales with his family as a child, he was educated at Griffithstown Junior School, and subsequently The Castle School in Thornbury, England, and played junior rugby for Thornbury RFC before winning a scholarship to attend Harrow School.
While at Harrow School, Billy joined the London Wasps Academy. He made his senior team debut in 2011–12 season and played 30 matches over two seasons before leaving at the end of the 2012–2013 season.
Vunipola signed a contract in January 2013 to move to Saracens at the end of the 2012–13 Aviva Premiership.
After representing England at U18 and U20 level, Billy was called up to the England Saxons Squad in January 2013. He trained with the England Squad during the 2013 Six Nations Championship and made his senior England debut during the England tour of Argentina in the test against Argentina in Salta in June 2013, coming off the bench to score a try in England's 32–3 win. Earlier in the tour he played in an un-capped match against a Consur XV, in this match he completed a hat-trick in six minutes.
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