Centre has been sidelined by achilles injury since September‘He’ll be back for some big games,’ says Sale director of rugbyManu Tuilagi’s hopes of being on this summer’s
British &
Irish Lions tour of
South Africa have been boosted after it emerged he has an outside chance of making his comeback from injury before Warren Gatland names the squad.
Tuilagi has been sidelined with an achilles injury since September but on Tuesday the Sale director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, delivered the “brilliant” news that the 29-year-old is set to return next month. Gatland names his squad on 6 May, meaning the timeframe for Tuilagi to prove his fitness is tight, but his chances would be improved if Sale win Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final in La Rochelle to reach the semi-finals, due to take place on the first weekend of next month.