#3. Billy Vunipola
Replacement: Steve Borthwick decided not to pick two number 8s, so maybe Tom Curry
Planet Rugby 5/10: “Not the kind of outing Steve Borthwick would have wanted from his only specialist number eight in the squad. He was not terrible by any means but just not as impactful as he has been in an England jersey before.”
Rugby Pass 5/10: “Borthwick has staked the house on this previous surplus to requirement No8 becoming the gain line monster that Alex Dombrandt struggled to become. Said to be as fit as the coach had ever seen him, he was like a jumbo jet struggling to gather speed on the runway. Exited on 61.”