Going to tackle school allowed the No.8 to have his sanction downgraded, making him available for England's second Rugby World Cup match against Japan.<\/p>\n
Watch all the action from Rugby World Cup 2023 on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> Every match ad free, live and on demand in 4K UHD<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n However, he wasn't selected by Steve Borthwick in the first XV for that match, instead, he came off the bench in the second half.<\/p>\n Vunipolo will start when England face Chile on Sunday at 1:45am.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of their penultimate group stage match, the 30-year-old said going through World Rugby's Coaching Intervention Panel was a bit of a comedown.<\/p>\n "When I went through it, Kev (Sinfield, England defence coach) is very well rehearsed in running those tackle schools," Vunipola explained.<\/p>\n "It's probably not a good thing to say that but for me, it did feel a little bit like sucking eggs but it taught me a lot in terms of my technique and he was very good at his job.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> \ufeff<\/strong><\/a>Ricciardo locked in for full 2024 F1 assault<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> The day The Block's Omar helped Johnson conquer Reynolds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> 'Wake up': One thing stopping NAS from boxing greatness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "When you do it you have to film it. I learned a lot about using my arms and the biggest thing was lowering my height.\u00a0<\/p>\n "I am such a big guy, I am so used to using my body as a mechanism to stop someone rather than technically get in the right position so it was good for me and hopefully, you won't be seeing any of that (high tackling) anymore."<\/p>\n Asked about the sanction and not being the first pick for the game against Japan, Vunipola said he contained any emotion.<\/p>\n "The worst part of not playing is having to do extra fitness! For me playing is huge," he said.<\/p>\n "The more I can play, the better I am as a player. <\/p>\n "That's a well-known fact for me personally, and from previous coaches. <\/p>\n "Hopefully, I can go out there and play really well but until we get there, you don't know."<\/p>\n Vunipola was one of three players who copped red cards over the last four matches.<\/p>\n Owen Farrell will return for England after serving a four-match ban.\u00a0<\/p>\n He was unable to go to tackle school having already attended it this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tom Curry will miss the Chile game but will be available for England's final pool match against Samoa on October 7 having been re-educated.<\/p>\n NEW PODCAST! Michael Atkinson, Sam Worthington and Tom Decent preview Australia's must win clash with Wales at the Rugby World Cup in France<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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