- Billy Vunipola was arrested following a drunken incident in a Majorca nightclub
- The 31-year-old Quantity 8 is ready to affix French membership Montpellier this summer time
- Vunipola apologised for his actions which noticed him charged with resisting arrest
Billy Vunipola’s profession was plunged into doubt on Monday as he flew house from a Saracens journey to Majorca after being tasered by police for resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.
The 31-year-old England No 8 arrived at Stansted Airport with team-mates amid a membership investigation into the occasions which led to him being tasered twice in a bar in Palma within the early hours of Sunday.
A drunk, shirtless Vunipola was restrained and brought to hospital, the place he needed to be strapped to a mattress.
He went on to face an ‘categorical’ trial in courtroom, the place he was fined €240 (£205) and handed a suspended four-month jail sentence.
As revealed by Mail Sport yesterday, the youthful of Saracens’ two Vunipola brothers had been teetotal since August 2022, till his membership’s Balearic bonding journey. Vunipola fell off the wagon to such a dangerous extent that his taking part in future is now unclear.
Saracens star Billy Vunipola was arrested after a drunken incident in a nightclub in Majorca
Vunipola apologised after he was charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest
First, the Premiership champions should resolve if the ugly episode requires additional inside motion to be taken. Up to now, all Saracens have said publicly is that they may make their very own enquiries and won’t remark additional till these have been concluded.
The hazard to Vunipola is that he could possibly be suspended, though such a sanction is unlikely. Alternatively, he could also be marginalised by his membership earlier than a cross-Channel transfer on the finish of the season.
The following hazard is that Montpellier change their minds about recruiting the Anglo-Tongan big this summer time.
Mail Sport understands that the French membership are monitoring the fall-out from the Majorca incident. Because it stands, the deal is on and Vunipola will go over for a medical subsequent month.
Earlier than that, he’ll wrestle with regrets. In an announcement yesterday, Vunipola mentioned: ‘I can verify I used to be concerned in an unlucky misunderstanding once I was leaving a membership in Majorca on Sunday, which acquired out of hand.
‘Opposite to media studies, there was no violence, no combat and I didn’t threaten anyone at any stage, with bottles or chairs or anything.
The incident comes with Vunipola having agreed to affix French membership Montpellier this summer time
‘I used to be charged with resisting the legislation and, following an categorical trial, I’ve paid a tremendous of €240. The Spanish police investigation is now closed and I’m flying again to the UK at the moment.
‘I’ll clearly co-operate with the Saracens inside course of and unreservedly apologise for any inconvenience to all concerned.’