Tuilagi to miss World Cup due to ban for assault

England centre Manu Tuilagi has been banned from playing for his country and will miss the World Cup after pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer.

Tuilagi to miss World Cup due to ban for assault

England centre Manu Tuilagi has been banned from playing for his country and will miss the World Cup after pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer.

The 23-year-old was fined £5,500, and ordered to pay £705 in costs, when he appeared before magistrates in Leicester yesterday.

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