So Manu Vunipola, the cousin of Billy, had an absolute stormer at the weekend
So while Billy and Mako Vunipola have been dominating the headlines in English rugby with their performances for England at the World Cup, their younger cousin has been quietly making a name for himself at Saracens.
The 19-year-old, with the incredible name, Manu Vunipola, played brilliantly for Saracens in the Premiership Cup this weekend, scoring a try that was truly out of the top draw.
Vunipola plays at 10 for Saracens, and at such a young age, he will be hoping to make the most of these opportunities in the starting team whilst the likes of Owen Farrell are away on Rugby World Cup duty.
"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/marcus-smith-harlequins-vs-sale-sharks-england-call-eddie-jones-performances-rugby-world-cup-a8519906.html">Marcus Smith also had a flying start to his England career, being named as an apprentice in their squad, but he still is young as well.
One performance, of course, does not justify an untoward level of hype around a player, but if he keeps putting together phases and plays like this, then we are sure that there will be another Vunipola in World Rugby that everyone is talking about.
Here's that try that he scored that has everyone talking!
How good was this?
If... England make it to the World Cup final in Japan, then Manu Vunipola would still have 5-6 weeks of solid first team rugby under his belt for Saracens. If he performs well in those games, could we see Manu Vunipola as the new long term 10 at Saracens.
Imagine that, three Vunipolas in one team.