“In the back of my head I am thinking, ‘This is the pearl of English rugby and you don’t want to make him angry!’” Rohan Janse van Rensburg picked an odd time to tell his teammate, Manu Tuilagi that he was carrying too much weight, but the feedback was coming from the right place. Sale […]

4 years ago

“You want to bring me a migraine now?!” Over the course of an online press briefing, Felipe Contepomi covered a lot of topics. It seemed only fitting that Manu Tuilagi got a mention along the way. Leinster’s backs coach offered his thoughts on Dan Leavy’s injury comeback, PCR testing, Roman Salonoa leaving for Munster, the […]

6 years ago

ENGLAND 33-30 WALES England are 2020 Triple Crown champions. For the first time since 2007, Wales have lost three Six Nations games on the spin. Those are two of the main takeaways from an absorbing, bruising encounter at Twickenham but a lot of talk, over the coming days, will be about citings and ill discipline. […]

6 years ago

There have been five red cards in the World Cup so far, surpassing all other previous records. Nigel Owens flashed his first red card of the tournament in England’s comprehensive victory over Argentina, and it effectively killed what was shaping up into a real battle. In fairness to Owens, he had no other option but […]

7 years ago

In the the third and final Sunday game, England opened their campaign against Tonga in a Pool C clash at the Sapporo Dome. Coming into the game, England had opened each of the last six World Cups with a win and today would prove to be no exception. By stark contrast, Tonga had lost seven […]

7 years ago

England centre Manu Tuilagi smashed Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale with a no arms clean out during his side’s 32-20 win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Tuilagi formed an effective partnership with Henry Slade in the English midfield as the visitors steamrolled their way past Joe Schmidt’s side but the Leicester Tigers inside back […]

7 years ago