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Five players England and Borthwick must start phasing out ahead of World Cup

#2. Billy Vunipola

Vunipola will hope to continue at No 8, but the likes of Alex Dombrandt, Zach Mercer and Tom Willis are desperate to secure that jersey long-term.

Dropped by Eddie Jones in 2021 before being recalled in the Autumn, this feels like Billy’s last stretch at the very top level. He will want to go out with a bang.

DID YOU KNOW? He played junior rugby for Thornbury RFC before being given a scholarship to attend Harrow School

Billy Vunipola of England in possession ahead of Kazuki Himeno of Japan during the Autumn International Series match between England and Japan at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on Saturday 12th November 2022 | Photo: James Fearn/PPAUK.

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