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Rugby Union Social: Billy Vunipola out, James Haskell in

Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the British & Irish Lions 2017 Tour to New Zealand due to an ongoing shoulder injury.

Here’s how social reacted to the bad news on Sunday night.

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Billy Vunipola injury is a big loss to the Lions; one player the Kiwis were genuinely nervous about facing.

— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) May 21, 2017

Jeez big @bvunipola is out of the @lionsofficial tour. That’s devastating for us, he’s probably the best player in the world right now!

— Andy Goode (@AndyGoode10) May 21, 2017

Absolutely massive blow to @lionsofficial losing Billy Vunipola. Not sure if there could have been a bigger loss of personnel.

— Brian O’Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) May 21, 2017

Billy Vunipola out of the Lions tour.

James Haskell has been called up

— Tom Hamilton (@tomESPNscrum) May 21, 2017

Gutted for u @bvunipola would have been great to you doing your thing for the lions. Chuffed it’s @jameshaskell that gets the call tho

— Tom Wood (@tomwood678) May 21, 2017

Performance from Billy Vunipola at Sandy Park one of the best individual displays of the season, despite defeat. Sucker punch for the Lions.

— Charlie Morgan (@CharlieFelix) May 21, 2017

James Haskell replaces an injured Billy Vunipola. So, to update that squad it now includes;

36 x Lions
1 x Bantersauras Rex

— Super Gavin Henson (@UnrealGavHenson) May 22, 2017

Imagine losing Billy Vunipola & replacing him with a selfie stick

— Graham Love (@GLove39) May 21, 2017

https://t.co/QJDEZ1YsU4 real blow for the Lions, great shame for @bvunipola

— Will Carling (@willcarling) May 21, 2017

In other news Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from The British & Irish Lions 2017 Tour… pic.twitter.com/FFJJZurPlS

— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) May 21, 2017

Vunipola is a loss yes,….. but everyone calm down Faletau is just as good, lots seemed to have forgotten how good he is

— Robert Rees (@Rreesrugby) May 21, 2017