‘I’m pretty hungry after that’ – Vunipola

Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola revealed he had worked up an appetite after his side’s impressive 26-10 victory over Munster.

Vunipola was part of a strong defensive effort as Saracens booked their place in the Champions Cup final at the expense of the Irish province.

After the game at Aviva Stadium, which saw his brother Mako and wing Chris Wyles cross, number eight Vunipola said he was ready for food.

“I’m pretty hungry after that! It’s a great way to finish off a big week for some of the players and the group. Our past experiences of losing help us deal with games and occasions like this, being in situations we didn’t know how to get of. We are not experts at it now but we’re willing to fight,” he told EPC Rugby.

“The boys have that fight in them intrinsically and that comes when you lose tight games together before. But it’s also the relationships we have, it’s an amazing group to be a part of. Everyone on the outside hates us but we don’t care, if you come in, you will get so much love you won’t want to leave.”

Saracens are now just one match away from retaining the European crown and with their May 13 opponent yet to be decided, Vunipola doesn’t care who they face at Murrayfield next month.

“Who we play is out of our control, we’ve got a big weekend ahead and we’ll enjoy each other’s company before we look at Bristol next week,” he said.

“The game was just like life, it’s like a rollercoaster. We knew we’d be under the cosh during periods of the game, we just had to get through it. We did magnificently well with a yellow card and stay ahead, and we knew when the game turned our way we had to take advantage, and we did.”