FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Saracens v Harlequins - London Stadium, London, Britain - March 23, 2019 Saracens' Billy Vunipola in action Action Images/Paul Childs/File Photo
(Reuters) - England number eight Billy Vunipola on Friday defended himself for 'liking' discriminatory comments made by Australia fullback Israel Folau on social media.
Folau, a fundamentalist Christian, was informed by Rugby Australia (RA) on Thursday he would be sacked if he could offer no good reason for a social media post that said gay people would go to "hell" if they did not "repent".
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