England coach Richard Cockerill has revealed that Manu Tuilagi’s injury is not believed to be too serious.
Head coach Eddie Jones is reportedly hopeful that the powerhouse may be fit for England’s final two Six Nations matches against Ireland and France.
“Manu had a slight hamstring strain at training on Thursday, so he’s left camp and is at home,” Cockerill, England’s forwards coach said.
“It’s not too serious as far as we know and hopefully, he’ll be back soon. Manu is in pretty good spirits. Unfortunately, this is part of professional sport.”
“Manu has still got a smile on his face and is optimistic that he’ll be back playing for club and country pretty soon,” Cockerill added.
“On that front it’s pretty positive but obviously we’re disappointed for him personally, and it’s disappointing for the team as he’d have been an important part of the squad.”
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5 players you didn’t know played for England AND Wales
Despite captaining Wales U20 level, England and Harlequins back-rower Alex Dombrandt would not have been eligible to represent the reds senior side.
Qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university, he had no birth, family or residency qualifications to play for Wales at Test level.
The blockbusting back-rower scored a hat-trick of tries over the weekend as defending champions Quins rounded off a memorable year by beating Northampton 41-27 in the English Premiership.c
Other players to play for both, but don’t feature on this list, include current Wales stars Callum Sheedy and Johnny Williams.
#1. Stuart Barnes
Although born in Essex, he was to captain Wales Schools. However, Barnes made his England debut against Australia in November 1984. He gained ten caps for England and played his last international match in 1993 against Ireland.
