England and Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out for six months after suffering a torn achilles against Northampton Saints on Tuesday.
As well as missing the entire Autumn Nations Cup, he is also expected to miss next year's Six Nations competition, according to the Mail Online.
The powerhouse was helped off the pitch against Saints and it immediately looked like a serious blow. He will undergo surgery next week.
Eddie Jones will also be without Courtney Lawes for the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup after it was confirmed that he requires specialist attention on his ankle.
Although Saints haven’t issued a formal statement for the 84-cap locks recovery, a source has told the Mail Online that it’s expected that he will be out for up to three months.
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Back-three:
- Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears) - £1m
- Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) - £550k
- Mike Brown (Harlequins) - £300k
Centre:
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- Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks) -£350k
- Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby) - £325k
Fly-half:
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- Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) - £600k
- Danny Cipriani (Gloucester) - £450k
Scrum-half:
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- Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) - £350k
- Danny Care (Harlequins) -£300k
Prop:
- Mako Vunipola (Saracens) - £420k
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears) -£350k
- Vincent Koch (Saracens) - £300k
Hooker:
- Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs) - £230k
- Jamie George (Saracens) - £200k
- Agustin Creevy (London Irish) - £180k
Lock:
- Maro Itoje (Saracens) - £875k
- Joe Launchbury (Wasps) - £420k
- Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs) - £400k
Back-row:
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- Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby) - £425k
- Sean O'Brien (London Irish) - £400k
