Mako Vunipola Rugby World Cup 2019: World Rugby investigating Scotland over lawsuit threat as...
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is being investigated by World Rugby for proposing legal action following suggestions Scotland’s Pool A showdown with Japan could be abandoned after coming under from Typhoon Hagibis. This comes as World Rugby hit back at the “unfounded” and “disappointing” criticism that the organisation was influenced by member unions regarding its refusal to reschedule last weekend’s cancelled…
Mako Vunipola England vs Australia: Eddie Jones’s side risk being seriously undercooked for Rugby...
In the slog of a Rugby World Cup, breaks along the way are usually very welcome. In what is a long and punishing two-month campaign, players tend make the most of any time off to let body and mind heal. But for England, this World Cup feels very different. After two relatively low-key matches in…
Mako Vunipola Rugby World Cup 2019: Team of the pool stage featuring Michael Leitch...
Forty fascinating matches are in the bag at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, meaning the pool stage is complete and the eight quarter-finalists are now known. But they are certainly not the quarter-finalists most fans would’ve predicted at the start of the tournament, thanks to Japan’s incredible unbeaten run in the competition to beat both…
Mako Vunipola Pick your England team to take on Australia in the Rugby World...
England take on Australia in the first quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday and there are a number of selection dilemmas facing Eddie Jones. Mako Vunipola, Henry Slade and Jack Nowell have all had limited game time during the World Cup due to injury while Billy Vunipola picked up an ankle knock against…
Mako Vunipola Typhoon death toll in Japan climbs to 35 after storm unleashes widespread...
TOKYO — Japan dispatched tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers Sunday after a typhoon unleashed widespread flooding and left 35 people dead and 17 missing.Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in the Philippine language Tagalog, tore through Tokyo and large swaths of Japan’s main island of Honshu on Saturday, bringing record-breaking rains to many…
Mako Vunipola CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Ten killed, 16 missing after fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo – Reuters
(Adds dropped word, paragraph 4, corrects “hooves” of houses to “roofs”, paragraph 11, corrects word to “advisories”, paragraph 13, removes extraneous words, paragraph 20) * Typhoon Hagibis moves north after hitting Tokyo * Worst storm in decades kills ten * Hundreds of thousands without power By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Ten people…
Mako Vunipola Vunipola praying for those hit by Typhoon
Sport England prop Mako Vunipola said he is praying for those affected by Typhoon Hagibis - including members of his own family - as England continue their World Cup preparations in Miyazaki, around 870 km (540 miles) to the south-west of Tokyo. FILE PHOTO: England's Mako Vunipola attends training in Sapporo, Japan, September 20, 2019.…
Mako Vunipola Rugby World Cup 2019: Typhoon Hagibis impacts Mako Vunipola focus as England...
On Thursday, it was a rugby story. 48 hours later, it was a humanitarian story, and not one with a good ending. Safe in the sunny confines of Miyazaki, Mako Vunipola detailed the pain and panic of leaving his family behind in Tokyo, just as Typhoon Hagibis made landfall. “We have families and friends there,”…
Mako Vunipola Steve Borthwick insists safety comes first as England train in Miyazaki after...
'First and foremost you want to make sure everyone is safe': Steve Borthwick insists safety comes first as England train in Miyazaki after World Cup clash with France cancelled due to arrival of Super Typhoon Hagibis in JapanEngland's World Cup clash against France cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis Coach Steve Borthwick insisted his main concern was…
