England's Billy Vunipola says the squad are quietly confident that they can exact revenge on Fiji when they face them in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday in Marseille
Billy Vunipola says he's 'quietly confident' that England can gain revenge against Fiji in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday and book their place in the final four. England were defeated for the first time by Fiji in a warm-up game at Twickenham six weeks ago, losing 30-22.
'He added: 'Now at the pointy end of the competition, we need to be ready. Especially for a big physical team like Fiji.'Six weeks ago they turned us over and it wasn't like they beat us at a neutral venue, it was at home. We know what they bring and we're going to be ready for Sunday.' Wigglesworth: Farrell a winnerEngland will name their starting XV and bench on Friday and the greatest area of intrigue is the fly-half duel between George Ford and Owen Farrell.
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