How Manu Tuilagi Can Fulfil His Potential as an International Rugby Superstar

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Published: December 11, 2015

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Manu Tuilagi, the Leicester Tigers and England centre is still just 24, but now is the time for Tuilagi, who has just signed a lucrative deal with the East Midlands club, to make his impression on the world game and become a rugby superstar. To fulfil his immense potential, Tuilagi needs to mature as a person, add two extra dimensions to his game and stay injury-free.

Tuilagi should have been a star of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. How England could have done with his midfield presence. Instead, Tuilagi was banned by the RFU for assaulting two female police officers and a taxi driver.

Unfortunately for Tuilagi, this was not the first time he has erred. After England’s quarter-final exit at the 2011 Rugby World Cup the centre was held by police in New Zealand for jumping into Auckland harbour from aboard a ferry. He was also fined for wearing an unofficial, sponsored mouthguard.



And more light-heartedly, when the victorious 2013 British and Irish Lions met with David Cameron, Tuilagi was caught making a “bunny ears” sign from behind the Prime Minister’s back.

On-field discipline has also been a problem. He received a five-week ban for punching Chris Ashton in 2011.

But if Tuilagi can keep his focus on rugby, he can still become the world’s best centre. Hopefully, missing his home World Cup will have a long-term positive effect by making Tuilagi realise he has too much potential to waste.

On the field, Tuilagi has two main things to work on. A powerful runner with phenomenal leg drive, Tuilagi has immense physical gifts. He could be one of the world’s best centres as a crash-ball merchant to get his team over the gain line, but he could be the very best if he adds subtlety to his brawn. The two key skill areas where he needs to improve are offloading and kicking.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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