Fit-again Vunipola eager for England return against Ireland


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Saracens Training - Saracens Training Centre, St Albans, Britain - May 7, 2019 Saracens' Mako Vunipola during training Action Images/Peter Cziborra

(Reuters) - England prop Mako Vunipola is yearning to make his long-awaited comeback in Saturday's World Cup warm-up match against Ireland after recovering form a hamstring injury that had sidelined him for three months.

Vunipola was injured in Saracens' Champions Cup final win over Leinster in May and the 28-year-old required surgery that ruled him out for the rest of the domestic season.

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