Billy Vunipola’s England Rugby World Cup hopes suffer blow after knee injury via IrishTimesSport
Billy Vunipola of Saracens is carried off on a stretcher after injuring his knee against La Rochelle. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty ImagesBilly Vunipola will miss the rest of the domestic season after sustaining a knee injury, his club Saracens said on Wednesday, dealing a major blow to the number eight’s hopes of an England recall ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Vunipola was carried off the pitch on a stretcher in the first half of Saracens' Champions Cup quarter-final defeat at La Rochelle on Sunday. Premiership leaders Saracens did not disclose when Vunipola was expected to return. British media reported he is set to undergo surgery on Thursday. The 30-year-old will miss Saracens’ last three games of the regular season, which ends on May 6th, and their home semi-final a week later.
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