Vunipola called up for expectant father Marler
The Saracens player steps in because Marler will miss the climax to the 2014 RBS 6 Nations campaign as his partner is expecting their first child.
Vunipola will be promoted to the starting XV, with 23-year-old Marler staying in London to be present at the birth rather than accompany the squad to Rome.
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