Tuilagi to miss England start of 6 Nations because of injury

Centre Manu Tuilagi will be sidelined for the beginning of England’s 6 Nations season with a groin problem.

Manu sustained a grade 3 tear in the 2^nd half of Sale’s 22-20 Premiership victory against Saracens at the Salford Community Stadium a few days ago.

Manu Tuilagi will miss England’s 2024 Six Nations opener against Italy due to injury.

Tuilagi sustained a grade 3 groin tear for Sale playing against Saracens and will be out of action for at least 6 weeks 😳

Who will start in the centres for England in round 1 with Tuilagi… pic.twitter.com/tTDqxE4Uzq

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Tuilagi, who has played 60 matches for the English National Rugby team, has suffered by a long-term groin injury at the beginning of his career.

The problem most likely means that the centre will be unavailable for England’s 1^st match at the tournament vs. Italy at the Italian capital on February 3^rd. England’s next match at the Six Nations is against Wales at Twickenham next weekend.

” Tuilagi has pulled his groin, and we believe he’s going to be back during the 6 Nations, but not for the 1^st match of England,” Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson admitted.