‘My brothers might force me’ – Tuilagi on possible Samoa switch

Manu Tuilagi, who won 60 caps for England before leaving for France and graduating from eligibility in 2024, says he might try to play for Samoa in the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

Three years after his final England cap, Tuilagi, who was born in Samoa but moved to the UK at the age of 13, would be eligible to re-establish his country of origin under World Rugby’s birthright rule in March 2027.

After defeating Belgium in a play-off earlier this month, Samoa won the final group to qualify for the 2027 World Cup in Australia.

“If you go to a World Cup, you go to win it and to give your best,” he said. Not just so I can promise to win another World Cup.

I don’t know because I’ll turn 36 when that is. We’ll see. “

It’s amazing how close Samoa are to defeating us in 2023, Manu said.

It’s difficult to see, they say.

My five brothers have played for Samoa, and they might say, “Go, get on the flight!”

Tuilagi’s run of fitness, which he rarely duplicated while he was in England, was 20 league games in Bayonne’s last season-long Top 14 play-off semi-finals.

He believes a change of scenery has prevented longer layoffs despite the fact that he is currently out of action with a hand injury.

He made fun of the sun and red wine, or something similar.

Over there, perhaps not as intense, is what the saying goes.

We will still be up at 6-7 kilometers of running during the session because it’s long on Tuesday, our big day.

The Stade Jean Dauger atmosphere is one of its many uncomfortably relaxed aspects. In their previous campaign, Bayonne attracted an average regular-season attendance of 16 445, breaking a club record.

“I heard that Bayonne had been chosen as the best place to watch rugby,” Tuilagi said before going.

The first home game, in which I experienced it, caused me to consider the atmosphere to be almost as though I were playing club rugby.

Although there are not the same number of people, “wow, they make it so big.”