Mako Vunipola expected to make Saracens return from injury
Tuesday 18 April 2017 17:25, UK
Saracens could be back to full strength for their Champions Cup semi-final against Munster with Mako Vunipola set to return from a knee injury.
The only doubt for Sarries ahead of Saturday's seismic showdown in Dublin is Scottish centre Duncan Taylor, who is struggling with a bruised chest bone and will be given until Thursday to prove his fitness.
Premiership champions Saracens rotated their squad for their last-gasp victory over Northampton, resting Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and Richard Wigglesworth among others, but will play their strongest XV for the trip to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Director of rugby Mark McCall has confirmed that Vunipola will be restored to the front row after damaging his knee against Harlequins 11 days ago, leaving Taylor is as the only injury concern.
"The only new injury that we have is Duncan Taylor. We will give him the next 48 hours to see if he can recover," McCall said.
"We hope that it's just a very bad bruise to his sternum and we'll see whether he can tune that around in four or five days."
Lions head coach Warren Gatland will name his British and Irish Lions squad at midday on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports News HQ, and Vunipola is set to be named alongside Saracens teammates including Farrell, Itoje, George Kruis, brother Billy and Jamie George.
All 10 games of the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be shown live on Sky Sports, starting June 3.
