VIDEO. Electric gun, threats with a chair… Billy Vunipola, future MHR recruit, arrested in Majorca after incidents in a pub

Le troisième ligne anglais Billy Vunipola devrait rejoindre Montpellier la saison prochaine. MAXPPP – Mike Egerton

International third row Billy Vunipola (31) who is due to join Hérault next season was arrested this Sunday, April 28, by the Spanish police after incidents in a bar in Majorca, according to the British press .

A recruit from the MHR made headlines this Sunday, unfortunately not on the field. International flanker Billy Vunipola (31 years old, 75 caps) was arrested early this Sunday, April 28, by the police in Palma de Mallorca (Spain).

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According to the English newspaper the Daily Mail, the police were called to a bar in Palma, after a call from the establishment's security service to control a customer. Billy Vunipola was allegedly involved in an incident during which he threatened bar patrons and employees with bottles and chairs.

Two electric gun shots

Vunipola was able to be subdued after receiving two electric gun shots, the first having been ineffective, before being subdued by the Spanish police officers. "He was taken to hospital after his arrest before being handed over to the courts later in the day" , specifies the Daily Mail, citing a police source. He was presented before the Spanish courts at the end of the day, Sunday.

Billy Vunipola is due to join MHR next season. His situation is reminiscent of that of another English player, hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie.

The latter, who was also due to join Montpellier last season, found himself in a sobering-up cell after a drunken evening in a bar in the city, when he had come to finalize his arrival in Hérault. The club announced shortly afterwards that the player would ultimately not join the MHR due to physical problems.