Billy Vunipola: 'Not knowing when to stop' led to arrest

Billy Vunipola insists he has a problem "knowing when to stop" as he explained the circumstances behind his drunken arrest in Majorca.

The England number eight issued a public apology after being fined €240 by an express trial for resisting the law having refused to leave a bar in Palma in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Saracens have issued a warning to Vunipola, who was tasered twice by Spanish police, over his behaviour, but he could yet be hit with a misconduct charge by the Rugby Football Union.

The 31-year-old revealed that he was drinking for the first time since August 2022 in anticipation that it would be his final team-bonding trip with Saracens due to his departure from the club this summer.

"My issue is just not knowing when to stop and that's probably why I stopped drinking for so long," Vunipola told the Daily Mail.

"I’ve never really been a casual drinker. If I drink, I get to a place where I probably forget what I did.

"That’s the reason why I had stopped and the reason why I had a drink last weekend was because it was my last ever trip with the boys and I wanted to really enjoy it. But obviously I went too far.

"I’ve been at the club for 11 years and I do silly things all the time, but they always seem to forgive me and accept me for who I am.

"I think that’s because they know that these things are in my personality, to kick out and rebel."

Vunipola (above) insisted he does not remember being asked by security to leave 'Epic’ bar after taking off his top, which resulted in the police being called, and denied any threatening behaviour to other revellers.

The 20-stone forward said a minor injury incurred by one of the police officers happened accidentally as he struggled while a zip tie was being placed around