England have insisted that Manu Tuilagi was “managed appropriately” on his return to the national setup despite being ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales with a hamstring injury.
Tuilagi sustained the new injury – a low grade hamstring tear – in training on Thursday just hours after he had been named to make his first Six Nations start in two years. In November Tuilagi suffered an injury to the same hamstring in the act of scoring the opening try in the thrilling autumn victory over South Africa.
