A pair of late bloomers
Yahoo Sports, carrying a piece that first appeared in The Rugby Paper, reports that 35-year-old former England midfielder Manu Tuilagi is enjoying a late-career run in the Top 14 with Bayonne. The piece points to his organisation of Bayonne's back-line defence and his tackling in their 22-18 defeat at La Rochelle last weekend, and says he looks fit despite a history of injuries.
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A pair of late bloomers
JUDGING by Manu Tuilagi’s astute marshalling of Bayonne’s back line defence and his trademark punishing tackles in their narrow 22-18 defeat at La Rochelle last weekend, the former England midfield talisman is enjoying his Indian summer in the Top 14. At 35 Manu looks remarkably fit, which bucks the trend of the injury mayhem during […] The post A pair of late bloomers appeared first on The Rugby Paper .
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