LIST: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Manu Tuilagi

Making a Tuilagi Gin was often talked about in the early hours of the morning by the brothers after many gin and tonics. As there are fifteen players on the rugby pitch, they have added fifteen botanicals to their gin. Some of the botanicals they use in their recipe are; Juniper, Coriander, Orris, Sage, Thyme, Mac cloves, Lavender, Rose and Orange peel.

In June 2010, Tuilagi faced possible deportation from the UK after it became known that he had entered the country on a holiday visa six years earlier and had stayed on illegally. After an appeal, he was later granted indefinite leave to remain

Etuale Manusamoa ‘Manu’ Tuilagi is named after the Samoa national rugby team

He is the younger brother of Freddie, Henry, Alesana, Anitelea and Sanele Vavae Tuilagi, all of whom are Samoan internationals and also played for Leicester. He has another sibling, Julie, who is fa’afafine (people who identify as having a third gender in Samoa_.

Chantelle is a Manchester University graduate who went on to work in her family’s Leicestershire-based construction company as a business development manager. She now spends the majority of her time at home looking after their daughter, Leilani Lea’auta, whose name translates to ‘heavenly flower’ and son Leo Vavae Tuilagi.