British & Irish Lions
Tuilagi apologises for David Cameron prank
ESPN Staff
September 17, 2013
Manu Tuilagi plays the prank on the Prime Minister © Getty Images
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British & Irish Lions centre Manu Tuilagi has apologised after playing a prank on Prime Minister David Cameron.

The players were at Downing Street for a function to honour their series victory over Australia in the summer. Footage showed Tuilagi giving Cameron 'bunny ears' while stood behind him for the official photocall.

The photograph of Tuilagi playing the prank on Cameron was soon the talk of social networking site Twitter and the centre took to his account to apologise for his actions.

Tuilagi is no stranger to controversy and was fined £3,000 by the Rugby Football Union for jumping from a ferry during the 2011 World Cup. He was also fined for wearing a gum shield with the branding going against the rules set out by the International Rugby Board for the competition.

Following his latest prank, Tuilagi's team-mates reacted on social networking site Twitter. Ben Youngs, a fellow Lion, England and Tigers player, tweeted: "The man@Manutuilagi just couldn't stop himself."

The scrum-half later removed the tweet and posted a picture of himself posing outside 10 Downing Street.

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