Tuilagi's tackle on Care

England are waiting to discover if Manu Tuilagi will be available for their summer tour to South Africa after the Leicester centre was cited for an incident during the Aviva Premiership final on Saturday.

Tuilagi was lucky to escape a sinbinning at the time after he lifted Danny Care off the ground during a tackle in the second minute of the match.

Manu Tuilagi talks to Russell Hargreaves ahead of England's clash with France tomorrow.


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Russell Hargreaves from Talking Rugby caught up with returning England stars Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi as well as England new-boy Ben Morgan ahead of England vs Wales in the Six Nations this weekend.

Two of England's Rugby World Cup representatives have already been struck with injuries just weeks after after returning from New Zealand. Manu Tuilagi sustained a cheek injury in a clash of heads during Leicester's LV Cup Round 2 match with Gloucester. It has been confirmed that Tuilagi has a broken cheekbone and will probably miss around 6 weeks of rugby.

Manu Tuilagi has been fined for wearing a branded mouth guard which is not allowed at the World Cup.

His brother, Alesana, was also fined for wearing the same mouth guard whilst playing for Samoa.

Click read more to below to hear what the new England star said about his fine for wearing the branded gum shield.