Manu Tuilagi’s previous ploys to stay injury-free have included going to see a witch doctor, walking the Peak District, and weight loss – but now the England centre has concluded there is no substitute for sleep.
Tuilagi is fit again, in form, and if he was unable to prevent Sale from exiting the Champions Cup at the quarter-final stage for the second consecutive season on Sunday he demonstrated his sharpness with a well-taken try on the stroke of half-time that would have thrilled Eddie Jones.
