Billy Vunipola is unbowed after facing the music in Tonga’s hit parade | Andy Bull
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The England No 8 with Tongan heritage survived a bruising encounter unscathed after receiving special treatmentIn the local paper’s front page wrap of Saturday’s match here the Hokkaido Shimbun was pleased to report to its readers that everything had gone off smoothly at the Sapporo Dome, with the exception of a single subway train to the ground, which had run precisely three minutes late. The express that hit Billy Vunipola during Sunday’s game, on the other hand, arrived right on time. It was called Zane Kapeli and it caught him flush in the chest just as he was breaking into a sprint upfiel…





