Angry boss banishes duo from camp

MANU Tuilagi and Denny Solomona were sent home in disgrace from England’s training camp yesterday morning after returning to the team hotel drunk following a night out.

Tuilagi and Solomona missed the final session of their three-day gathering in Teddington having been disciplined for an incident described by the Rugby Football Union as “team culture issues”.

It is understood the Leicester centre and Sale wing went out on Sunday evening and came back drunk, prompting head coach Eddie Jones to banish the pair back to the clubs.

Jones is to decide if further disciplinary action is required, casting a shadow over their international futures beginning with the autumn series against Argentina, Australia and Samoa.

“Denny Solomona and Manu Tuilagi have been sent home today from England’s training camp following team culture issues. We will not be commenting further,” an RFU statement read.

It is a particularly disappointing turn of events for Tuilagi, who was included in the 37-man squad as a step towards reclaiming his England place following four injuryblighted years.

Jones cited the manner in which the powerful 26-year-old Tuilagi “demolished” New Zealand in a 38-21 victory in 2012 as the reason for continuing to invest time in a player who has spent so much time in rehabilitation.

However, Tuilagi has suffered another self-inflicted setback in a career full of controversy involving a long charge sheet.