The classy Manu Tuilagi gesture you might have missed
All England and Sale Sharks would have been delighted to see Manu Tuilagi make his comeback on Sunday and come away unscathed in a 36-14 win over Harlequins at the Stoop.
Making his first appearance since limping off the Twickenham turf with a hamstring injury against South Africa in November, the centre made his impact felt with some bruising hits.
However, while is exploits on the field were well documented, many may have missed what he did after the match. Fortunately, BT Sport have footage of the 2013 British & Irish Lion staying out on the pitch for 20 minutes after the game talking to fans, signing autographs and taking selfies. This classy gesture is just an example of what a superstar the Sale man is.
Take a look:
Twenty minutes after the full-time whistle, Manu Tuilagi is still out taking pictures with supporters of both sides.
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— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) February 6, 2022
Despite making his comeback, Tuilagi was still not included in England’s 36-man squad to take on Italy this weekend. Joe Launchbury, who recently returned from injury as well, and London Irish’s Tom Pearson were included in Eddie Jones’ squad.
FORWARDS
Alfie Barbeary (Wasps, uncapped)
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, 5 caps)
Ollie Chessum, Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 32 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 37 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 5 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 27 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 32 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 62 caps)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers, 2 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 52 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 4 caps)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 69 caps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 90 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 75 caps)
Tom Pearson (London Irish, uncapped)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 10 caps)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 48 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 16 caps)
BACKS
Mark Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)
Elliot Daly (Saracens, 53 caps)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 78 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, uncapped)
Louis Lynagh (Harlequins, uncapped)
Max Malins (Saracens, 11 caps)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 8 caps)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons, 2 caps)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 44 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 6 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 6 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 113 caps)
