Mako Vunipola rugby player
Mako Vunipola rugby player

Mako Vunipola

14th Jan 1991 1.80m/126kg Loosehead Prop

The making of Jonathan Joseph, England's rising star

1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby News

Barely was the baby Jonathan Joseph out of the delivery suite than his father Ivan, a dexterous fly-half in his day for Northampton, started scheming his rugby future. A booklet comprising...

England retain Twelvetrees and Nowell

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

England have released 13 players back to their Aviva Premiership clubs after last Saturday's victory over Italy, including the injured trio of Tom Wood, Courtney Lawes and Geoff Parling. Billy Twelvetrees...

Brown concern as England march on

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

England maintained their impressive start to the 2015 Six Nations campaign, with a commanding 47-17  win over a hapless Italian side at Twickenham on Saturday. However, the biggest post-match focus...

Wednesday Round-Up

1 decade ago

Lancaster includes Danny: In a somewhat surprising turn of events, it now seems that Sale Sharks flyhalf Danny Cipriani is in line to rekindle his international career with England, having been named in...

The Southern Hemisphere Six Nations XV

1 decade ago by In The Loose

We take a look at a team of players set to take part in the Six Nations who were born outside of Europe but qualify on various grounds… 1.Mako Vunipola The England and Lions prop was born in Wellington,...

England announce their 2015 Six Nations training squad

1 decade ago by RugbyMedia.co.uk

Stuart Lancaster today announced England’s training squad for the 2015 RBS 6 Nations game v Wales and the Saxons squad for the game against Ireland Wolfhounds. It’s a welcome return for six...

Saturday Round-Up

1 decade ago by Ciaran Fallon

Hook wins it for Gloucester late onGloucester made it two wins from two defeating Saracens 24-23 at Kingsholm last night with James Hook splitting the posts with a penalty from halfway to secure the win...

Vunipola keen to forget injury woes of 2014

1 decade ago by Lions Rugby

Mako Vunipola is preparing for a productive 2015 after an injury-hit year left the British & Irish Lions prop frustrated.

Rugby union: Talking points from this autumn’s internationals | Guardian sport

1 decade ago by The Guardian

England’s forwards impress against Australia, Ireland look good for the Six Nations and plenty of plus points for ScotlandIt took longer than they might have wished but England have finally cracked the...