BILLY VUNIPOLA heads into the quarter-finals in France admitting no one likes England... and they don’t care.
Steve Borthwick’s team face a Fiji side carrying the hopes not only of the Pacific Islands but every neutral.
England were booed in against Argentina and heard even their own fans chant “Allez les Bleus” in support of Samoa last weekend as Danny Care’s try saved their skin.
After training in Aix-enProvence 25 miles north of Marseille where Sunday’s game will be played, it was put to Vunipola Fiji are everyone’s second team and England will be seen as the bad guys.
He said: “I would not say Fiji is their second favourite team, I would say England is their first least favourite.
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