England Vunipola represented the
England U18 and U20 teams. He was a member of the squad that finished fourth at the
2010 IRB Junior World Championship. Vunipola scored a try against
Scotland during the
2011 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and started the final round as England won away against
Ireland to complete a grand slam. Later that year he scored a try against Ireland during their opening pool stage fixture at the
2011 IRB Junior World Championship and also started in the final of the tournament as England finished runners up to
New Zealand. In September 2012 Vunipola was called up to the
England Saxons squad to replace
David Wilson who had been promoted to the senior squad and in October Vunipola was included in the senior England squad for the
2012 Autumn Internationals. On 10 November 2012 he made his Test debut off the bench as a replacement for
Joe Marler against
Fiji. The following month saw Vunipola receive a yellow card in a victory over
New Zealand. Vunipola scored his first try for England during a 52-11 win over
Italy in the final round of the
2014 Six Nations Championship which saw them finish runners up. Vunipola was selected by coach
Stuart Lancaster for the
2015 Rugby World Cup and featured in all of their pool fixtures as the hosts failed to make the knockout phase. In January 2016 new head coach
Eddie Jones included Vunipola in his squad for the
2016 Six Nations Championship and he started the concluding game of the tournament as England defeated
France to achieve their first
grand slam in over a decade. Vunipola was also a member of the side that retained their title during the
2017 Six Nations Championship, missing out on a consecutive grand slam with defeat in the final game away to
Ireland which also brought an end to a record equalling eighteen successive
Test victories. Vunipola was included in the squad for the
2019 Rugby World Cup. He started all three knockout games against
Australia in the quarter-final, victory over
New Zealand in the semi-final and defeat to
South Africa in the
final as England finished runners up. After the World Cup Vunipola was a member of the squad that won the
2020 Six Nations Championship and later that year he scored his second international try in an
Autumn Nations Cup match against
Wales at
Parc y Scarlets. An achilles injury sustained in this game ruled out him out of the final of the competition. He retired from international rugby on 12 January 2024.
British and Irish Lions Vunipola was selected for the
2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. He replaced
Alex Corbisiero during the second-half of the first test victory, started the defeat in the second test and again came off the bench in the final game as the Lions defeated
Australia to win their first series in sixteen years. In 2017 Vunipola was again included by coach
Warren Gatland for his third British and Irish Lions tour. This time Vunipola would be touring to his birthplace in New Zealand. Vunipola's younger brother
Billy was selected for the team as well, but withdrew before leaving for New Zealand, and was replaced by
James Haskell in the squad. After performances that received positive reviews, Vunipola started against the
Māori All Blacks and the opening test of the series. He received a yellow card in the second test for a dangerous tackle on opposing
fly-half Beauden Barrett and also started the drawn final game as the series finished level. In 2021 Vunipola was chosen for his third British and Irish Lions tour to complete the famous trilogy. Coming off the bench in the first test, starting the second test and coming off the bench in the third test, at the end of the tour he finished with nine consecutive test match appearances.
International tries ==Personal life==