England rugby international Billy Vunipola has been arrested after a violent incident at a pub in Majorca. The 31-year-old had to be tasered twice after police rushed to a bar called Epic.
England rugby international Billy Vunipola has been arrested after a violent incident at a pub in Majorca during which he slapped a police officer.
They overpowered him and handcuffed him after using a taser for the second time after Vunipola had reportedly challenged the officers and flexed his muscles. A spokesman for the National Police in Majorca, in their first formal comment on the arrest, said: 'In the early hours of yesterday morning, at 4.30am, we arrested a 31-year-old foreign man on suspicion of a crime of disobedience and assaulting a police officer.
Vunipola seen at the 2023 Rugby World Cup match between England and South Africa at Stade de France on October 21, 2023 in Paris 'We will of course deal with this incident internally, and will not make any further comment until then.'A spokesman for the National Police in Majorca, in their first formal comment on the arrest, said: 'In the early hours of yesterday morning, at 4.30am, we arrested a 31-year-old foreign man on suspicion of a crime of disobedience and assaulting a police officer.
Vunipola during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Sale Sharks and Saracens at the AJ Bell Stadium on December 22, 2023 in Salford'A second projectile was then fired, which did the job, and it was then that the officers jumped on him and proceeded to immobilise him by shackling him, later taking him to Son Espases hospital for assessment and arrest.'The identification of the alleged perpetrator cannot be provided in order to preserve his privacy.
Speaking previously about 2019, the year England were beaten in the World Cup final by South Africa, he said: 'I was very, very ahead of myself back then. 'But I felt it was important to address the issue and actually apologise to Steve, having matured a little bit. I just wanted to let him know I was sorry because I am.
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