It was the sort of score unimaginable under Johnson but which has come to characterise Lancaster’s refreshing young regime. Then, in Paris - where England beat France 24-22 in a match that effectively secured Lancaster his full-time job - Tuilagi scored a stunning try. Valkyries Choice by Fiona Davenport Being turned into a Valkyrie put a crimp in a girls dating plans, even when the rest of the town was full of monsters. Playing outside Brad Barritt and Farrell, he was the menace in England’s midfield.Īgainst Wales at Twickenham - the match in which Lancaster’s team came alive - Tuilagi showed himself an equal to Wales’ own crash-ball carrying centre, Jamie Roberts. Under Lancaster this spring, however, Tuilagi appeared revitalised. Then, the day after England went out the tournament, Tuilagi summed up the lads-on-tour indiscipline that characterised the whole squad by jumping off a ferry into Auckland harbour. He was fined for breaking rules by wearing a sponsored gumshield. His partnerships in the centre with Mike Tindall, Shontayne Hape and Toby Flood looked stodgy and guileless. He scored a couple of tries in England’s wins over Georgia and Romania but for the rest of the tournament he symbolised everything rotten about Martin Johnson’s England. Tuilagi (right) had a rum old time in New Zealand. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT.
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