■By NEALE HARVEY

Loosehead pecking order: Ben Moon, Ellis Genge and Alec Hepburn

MAKO Vunipola believes England are genuine World Cup contenders but knows he has his own work cut out to be part of next year’s global gathering in Japan.
A calf tear in October came at an inopportune time for the England and British & Irish Lions stalwart, who had to settle for being an admiring onlooker as Eddie Jones’ Red Rose revivalists emerged from a demanding November series with renewed optimism.
With Exeter’s Ben Moon – dubbed the ‘coalminer’ by Jone...