Billy Vunipola v Taulupe Faletau will ‘get the ground shaking’

Wales hooker Ken Owens believes that rival number eight powerhouses Billy Vunipola and Taulupe Faletau could “get the ground shaking” at Twickenham next week.

Billy Vunipola v Taulupe Faletau will ‘get the ground shaking’

Many gripping individual battles are anticipated when unbeaten title rivals England and Wales go head to head in an encounter that should play a major role towards deciding this season’s RBS 6 Nations title destiny.

But none more so than in the back row, where England’s Vunipola and Wales star Faletau — the cousins who grew up together in Pontypool — look set for an immense contest.

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