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‘I’m keen to get my elbows dirty’ - Vunipola plots his own path towards Six Nations fitness
Elsewhere yesterday, the Springboks’ ‘very good’ Eben Etzebeth returned in Toulon’s win at Racing. By Press Association Monday 18 Jan 2021, 7:00 AM Jan 18th 2021, 7:00 AM 3,698 Views 1 Comment
Billy Vunipola (file pic).
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BILLY VUNIPOLA WILL continue to favour playing over training as he plots his own path towards fitness for England’s Guinness Six Nations title defence.
Vunipola was the only member of Saracens’ England contingent on parade at Vallis Way on Saturday as the country’s solitary match of the weekend ended in a 27-26 defeat by Ealing Trailfinders.
The UK games industry made a record contribution to the UK economy in 2019, according to new economic estimates released by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The industry provided £2.91bn in gross value added (GVA) through development and publishing in 2019 – an increase of 9.1 per cent y/y, and higher than the industry’s total economic contribution to the economy in 2016, as listed in the October 2018 screen business report.
Ukie broke down the figures in a blog post, pointing out how this news highlights the importance of the industry to the UK economy, particularly after the impact of COVID-19 on many other industries. The trade body’s ‘Playing On’ report, released in July, demonstrated that “that UK games businesses were operating at an average of over 80% productivity even during the most restrictive lockdown period.”