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Billy Vunipola set for return with Saracens after recovering from broken arm

Billy Vinupola
Image: Billy Vinupola fractured his arm in January

England No 8 Billy Vunipola is set to make his return from injury when Saracens face London Irish in the Aviva Premiership on Sunday.

Vunipola has been sidelined since breaking his arm during a European Champions Cup game against the Ospreys three months ago, and missed England's entire NatWest 6 Nations campaign.

But the 25-year-old has been named among Saracens' replacements at the Madejski Stadium, giving his team a major boost as they enter the Premiership run-in.

Billy Vunipola of Saracens goes off injured during the Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and Sale Sharks in 2017
Image: Billy Vunipola also suffered cartilage damage in September 2017

Vunipola has won 34 caps, but he last played Test rugby in March 2017 and has spent much of this season out through injury.

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He suffered shoulder and knee problems last year, missing the British and Irish Lions' New Zealand tour and England's autumn Tests.

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