England's rivals beware...Farrell explains why teammate Tuilagi is 'unique'
Co-captain Owen Farrell is excited by what the "unique" Manu Tuilagi brings to England following his return to the squad.
Powerhouse centre Tuilagi has played just five times for England in the past four years, and not at all since 2016, primarily due to a host of injuries.
However, Tuilagi was recalled for the upcoming November internationals, with head coach Eddie Jones hinting he is close to earning a return to the starting line-up.
The 27-year-old boosted his chances with a superb showing in Leicester Tigers' European Rugby Champions Cup win over Scarlets last week and Saracens fly-half Farrell has talked up the talents of his international team-mate.
Speaking to the RFU's official website, Farrell said: "Him [Tuilagi] running in a straight line is difficult to deal with, but it's not just that with Manu, he's got subtleties to his game too which makes him even more difficult to stop.
"He's not just your predictable big bloke that you can tackle low and stop; he is a brilliant line runner, he has good feet, good feel and he's unbelievably powerful – he showed that against the Scarlets.
"He is pretty unique. Everybody can see that, he's a game-breaker in terms of making something happen and that is exciting."
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I reckon it may be Jordan at 10 and Nohamba at 9, both players have played together alot and both have been on the Radar for a long time. After Pollard got injured in 2022 with Elton sidelined on a path of self destruction Erasmus and Nienaber indicated that the other options in the country at the time were thin but that Jordan and Manie were the 2 they were looking at. In the end Frans steyn played flyhalf, Willemse slotted in there on the end of year with Libbok as back up. Jordan was right there in the thinking back then so expect him to take the Jersey either as the starter.
Go to commentsHaha did he always say it in a sarcastic teacher sort of manor or was it the petulant English snob sort of wail?
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