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Saracens are unlikely to abandon the tradition of organising boozy squad bonding trips, despite the fall-out from Billy Vunipola's recent arrest in Majorca.
The Premiership champions are preparing for a return to league action at Bristol on Saturday, after a weekend in the Balearics for players and staff came under scrutiny as their giant No 8 was fined €240 and handed a suspended four-month prison sentence. Vunipola expressed his remorse in an exclusive interview with Mail Sport and his club remain convinced about the benefit of the trips which have helped to foster their collective spirit over years of title-winning success.
'It was a really positive weekend for the group to spend quality time together away from training,' said Saracens' director of rugby, Mark McCall. 'That's something the players look forward to doing as it has been part of what we have done for a long time. I think other clubs are doing it as well.
'We're just trying to connect the group a bit more deeply than you can sometimes get in your day-to-day work. It was a really positive couple of days, despite what happened. It was a really enjoyable, well-organised trip away together after a tough game against Bath. With nothing the following
