A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

JEFF PROBYN

Physical: Tonga’s bruising Castres No.8 Ma’ama Vaipulu

England play their first match of the World Cup today against a Tongan team that will be strong, aggressive and direct but it should be the perfect game for Eddie Jones to start England’s campaign.
The Pacific Island teams play some of the most aggressive rugby on the planet but are always at a disadvantage simply because, by losing so many players to teams across the world, they can never field a first choice team. Not just their star players, but also many of the bread a...