Little Angel makes big impact on return to Japan

Recollections of Tokyo as a child may be hazy but some of the scrums when the first Test was in the balance will live long in the memory.

Sean Lynn's side laid a platform up front to earn a scrappy win, with Tuipulotu playing 78 minutes.

"It was a long time to be on but the rest of the girls helped to keep me going," said the 5ft 9ins, 17st 6lbs prop, who has swapped Gloucester-Hartpury for Harlequins.

"There were lots of words of encouragement from the girls in the back-row because there were loads of scrums in the second half, telling me and Kelsey [Jones, hooker] to keep going.