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Facing a ban: Manu Tuilagi training with England in 2016

It’s been a bad week for English rugby, with two players being sent home from Eddie Jones’ training camp, and the Jonny May/Ed Slater swap showing yet another indication of how rugby is starting to ape football.
Manu Tuilagi and Denny Solomona got into hot water and were sent back to their clubs for what was euphemistically referred to as ‘team culture issues’. It has been reported that this involved going out for a few drinks, and getting back to the team hotel in the early hours – what a...