No 8 handed three-game ban for red card against IrelandJoins Farrell in being out of World Cup opener against Argentina
Billy Vunipola has joined Owen Farrell in being banned for the start of the Rugby World Cup after receiving a three-game suspension for his red card against Ireland.
Vunipola was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle on Andrew Porter in Saturday’s 29-10 defeat in Dublin, but the offence was upgraded to a red by the bunker review system.
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