Tuilagi returned from a torn achilles as a replacement against Bristol on Friday, prompting speculation that he may end up on the Lions tour to South AfricaYesterday morning brought some news in the form of the Sale Sharks teamsheet. The headline was that, for the first time since September, the name of Manu Tuilagi was in a starting XV. Tuilagi got 33 minutes off the bench in Friday’s win over Bristol Bears. His inclusion in the side to face Harlequins tonight is further confirmation that he has timed his comeback impeccably: first for Sale’s Gallagher Premiership title charge, then possibly a hand in the England summer campaign — while there is a growing chorus who believe it is somehow inevitable that his season will come to a close on the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Sponsored“It’s purely form now,” Alex Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, said.

Source: The Times June 03, 2021 22:52 UTC