By Chris Foy for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:31 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 22:31 GMT, 20 February 2019
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Billy Vunipola will seek to trump any cross-border hatred on Saturday by harnessing the power of love in Cardiff - in tribute to a Welshman who helped his family settle in the UK.
The Saracens No 8 and younger of England's two Vunipola brothers spoke movingly on Wednesday of how the culture-shock migration from the South Pacific to Pontypool was made more bearable by the welcome they received.
When former Tonga captain Fe'ao Vunipola brought his wife and children with him to the Valleys, they were warmly embraced by the community, which went a long way to helping them settle.
Billy Vunipola is relishing returning to Wales with England ahead of Saturday's crunch clash
The England star has fond memories of Wales - having lived there when he moved from Tonga
The barnstorming No 8 spent his formative years living in Pontypool from the age of six
This is why Billy will not go to the Principality Stadium for England's next Guinness Six Nations contest driven by any of the animosity which often underpins this explosive fixture.
'It's a big game but there's no hate there,' he said on Wednesday. 'I think love works better than hate because you have a clear mind. With hate, you think everything's wrong and it's everyone else's fault.
'There's a lot of love for people in Wales. Where we kind of fall apart is when England-Wales comes into it. That's when we divide. But that's only once or twice a year and it's nothing crazy - they will support
