John Mitchell says No 8 ‘has to be 100%’ to start Squad train in front of new arrival, Ricky StuartBilly Vunipola faces a decisive training session on Wednesday to determine whether he will be fit to start against Australia on Saturday, with Eddie Jones likely to name an unchanged starting XV if his No 8 comes through unscathed.
England have insisted that Vunipola, who suffered a twisted ankle against
Argentina, is “very likely” to feature in the
World Cup quarter-final but the defence coach, John Mitchell, later stated that the No 8 would “have to be 100% to be considered”.