{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a55af47f-5dca-46f3-8743-a2ce2c965d40/637b7fc4a012a40010276ca3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Billy Vunipola","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ee3ecc7b57990bc2e77e62/1645113752172-4fd9a2e35e6bfff209376cd7b5dfb0f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Rugby was a passion as well as a coping tool for Billy Vunipola. The Saracens number 8 reveals what it was like growing up in Tonga before moving to Wales, opening up about the culture differences between the two and how he used rugby as a buffer to communicate in a country different to his native tongue. The backrower dives into his on-off professional career and how he works on himself to become a better person.</p><p><br></p><p>In this pod you will also hear from Castle School PE teacher Lloyd Spacey, Billy's brother Mako and fellow England players Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith.</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/OfficialEnglandRugby/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England Rugby Facebook</a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/englandrugby/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England Rugby Instagram</a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England Rugby Twitter</a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@englandrugby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England Rugby TikTok</a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/o2sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">O2 Sports Instagram</a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/O2sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">O2 Sports Twitter</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SUBSCRIBE:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subscribe to the pod <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/20f67f17-369d-44d8-856b-6f25a3bd78b0/hyperurl.co/co7xqq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BUY:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.englandrugbystore.com/stores/ers/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get the latest kits, training and leisure wear from England Rugby Store</a></p><p><br></p><p>**Please like and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on, it really helps spread the stories of England's players**</p>","author_name":"England Rugby"}