BROTHER IS BOOST FOR BILLY

EDDIE JONES is banking on the return of fit-again Mako Vunipola bringing the best out of brother Billy.

England’s No.8 has started the World Cup quietly.

But with his elder sibling on the bench against Argentina tomorrow, Jones is expecting it to be the spark for an explosive display from Billy (inset).

“You see it with brothers – there is something about families that distinguishes them from just being friends and I think that carries a lot of weight,” said Jones, who is boosted by the return of Jack Nowell from injury.

“Mako, at his best, is probably the best loose-head in the world but he also brings that calmness. If you’ve got two row. The ‘Curryhill’ combination was tried out for the first time brothers, one’s always a bit against Ireland in August. more volatile, the other is a bit “It’s interesting to contrast our more settled, so Mako (left) back row with Argentina’s,” was always up at the front with added the England coach. the parents and Billy was at the “They’ve gone for big, tall, back, screaming. carrying back-rowers. We have

“Billy is great for us got one big carrying No.8 because he has got that between two industrious fire and temperament six and sevens. Is that and you want that the right way? We think from your No.8. it is. Obviously

“You look at the Argentina think it’s history of the World right for them.” Cups and they’ve Daly; always been won by big Watson, Tuilagi, Farrell No.8s.” (capt), May; Ford, Youngs;

At 20st, Vunipola Jnr will have Marler, George, Sinckler, Itoje, to shoulder the bulk of the Kruis, Curry, Underhill, ball-carrying responsibilities. B Vunipola.

Jones has reverted to Sam Boffelli; Moroni, Orlando, De La Underhill and Tom Curry either Fuente, Carreras; Urdapilleta, side of him in a pack which Cubelli; Chaparro, Montoya, sees George Kruis preferred to Figallo, Petti, Lavanini, Matera Courtney Lawes in the second (capt), Kremer, Desio.