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Saracens' Auvaa not punished for Stokes incident

BBC News · Jun 25, 2026, 8:18 PM

Key takeaways

  • Totoa Auvaa is a Samoan back row
  • Saracens forward Totoa Auvaa will not be sanctioned after he was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson.
  • Stokes and Atkinson were made unavailable for England's second Test defeat by New Zealand pending an inquiry into events that unfolded when they were out celebrating victory in the first Test.

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Totoa Auvaa is a Samoan back row

Saracens forward Totoa Auvaa will not be sanctioned after he was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson.

Stokes and Atkinson were made unavailable for England's second Test defeat by New Zealand pending an inquiry into events that unfolded when they were out celebrating victory in the first Test.

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