Manu Tuilagi
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| Argentina vs England at 2011 Rugby World Cup | |||
| Full name | Manusamoa Tuilagi | ||
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Fogapoa, Savai'i, Samoa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | John Cleveland College | ||
| Notable relative(s) |
Anitelea Tuilagi (brother) Alesana Tuilagi (brother) Henry Tuilagi (brother) Sanele Vavae Tuilagi (brother) Freddie Tuilagi (brother) |
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| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Current team | Leicester Tigers | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Leicester Tigers | 82 | (145) |
| correct as of 24 January 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011 2011– 2013 |
England Saxons England British and Irish Lions |
2 26 1 |
(5) (55) (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2010 | England | ||
Manusamoa Tuilagi (born 18 May 1991) is a Samoan-born professional rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers and England. He plays as a centre. Despite his youth and him being a back, traditionally the "small" players on a rugby pitch, he has the ability to bench press over 200 kg (over 440 lb).
He was selected to play for the British and Irish Lions on their 2013 tour to Australia.
Manu is the younger brother of Henry Tuilagi, Freddie Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Anitelea Tuilagi and Sanele Vavae Tuilagi, all of whom are Samoan internationals. He has another brother, born Olotuli, who is fa'afafine and goes by the name of Julie. Manu is the only one of the seven brothers to have played for England internationally.
Tuilagi represented Leicester in the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham in 2009. The team only made it out of the first round, having beaten London Wasps.
Tuilagi played for the victorious Leicester Tigers side against South Africa at Welford Road on 6 November 2009.
He began his first season (2010–11) with the senior Tigers side with plenty of promise. Tigers Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill said that he expected Tuilagi to be a first-team regular and to play for England before long. During this season he started the majority of games for Tigers and was called up for England Saxons duty. In Leicester's Premiership semi-final against Northampton Saints on 14 May 2011, Tuilagi received a yellow card for punching Chris Ashton. Tuilagi was later cited for this offence, and given a 10-week ban, later reduced to five weeks.
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