Manu Vunipola

Career

Club career

In 2017, Vunipola played for Saracens under-18s in the Aviva Premiership under-18s finals day. Vunipola then played for Saracens Storm, the A team of Saracens, and also played on loan for Bishop's Stortford. He made his Premiership Rugby debut in a 2018–19 match against Exeter Chiefs, In January 2020, Vunipola scored 17 points in a 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage match, as Saracens beat Ospreys 22–15. In a February 2020 Premiership Rugby match against Sale, Vunipola scored 17 points and won a man of the match award.

On 28 January 2024, it was confirmed that Manu left Saracens to move to Japan to sign for Mie Honda Heat in their domestic League One competition from the 2024–25 season.

International career

In 2018, Vunipola was called up to the England under-18s team. He had made two previous substitute appearances in the tournament. He played in the Six Nations match against France under-20s in Grenoble, but missed the match against Ireland under-20s after returning to Tonga for personal reasons. As of February 2020, he has made nine appearances for England under-20s.