The yellow that became a red that was rescinded, that was then reinstated. Owen Farrell has been hit with a ban that will see him miss his country’s final World Cup warm-up and some matches at the upcoming tournament. Billy Vunipola has also been banned, but he got off lightly. Farrell was initially yellow-carded in […]

2 years ago

“This squad is a real mix of young, talented players and some very experienced, senior players.” Eddie Jones has named a 36-player squad for England’s summer tour to Australia, and there are Test returns looming for Danny Care and Billy Vunipola. 10 of the squad announced by Jones, today, were part of the last England […]

4 years ago

“No, obviously, I feel emotional about it.” Back in 2017, Mako Vunipola was looking forward to going on a Lions Tour to New Zealand with his brother, Billy. A broken arm ended up costing Billy Vunipola his place in the squad and it was a dream delayed. Four years on, and it may now take […]

5 years ago

“He was out of shape.” Billy Vunipola had, at least, played one game for Saracens this stunted club rugby season, but he was not at his fearsome best. The Six Nations is back, and so are the piping hot opinions of Matt Williams. England fell to a shock 11-6 defeat to Scotland, at Twickenham, as […]

5 years ago

The Welsh journalist was not one bit impressed with the behaviour of Munster fans at The Ricoh Arena. On Saturday, during the Champions Cup semi final between Munster and Saracens, sections of the crowd booed and heckled Billy Vunipola. The practice followed on from the Premiership game between Bristol and Saracens, the weekend before, when […]

7 years ago

“It’s been a tough week for him.” That dote, Billy Vunipola opened himself up to a storm after taking to social media, last week, to like and then defend controversial posts from Australian star Israel Folau. The Saracens and England No.8 liked a Folau post that claimed sinners, which to his mind included homosexuals, were […]

7 years ago