Manu Tuilagi makes up for lost time to take centre stage against Ireland | Gerard Meagher


The Leicester man turns on the power at Twickenham with an outstanding display in the No 13 shirt

It may seem strange to single out one player after such an imperious England performance across the board but Manu Tuilagi is someone worth making an exception for. There have been countless days over the past five years when a performance such as this seemed beyond the realms of possibility. Just this week he laid bare the extent of his injury struggles and how hiding one of them cost him more than a year of his career. Suffice it to say it is good to see him back and firing like this.

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