“It is loopy to see the place Samoa are from being near beating us in 2023,” stated Manu.
“It is robust to see.
“My 5 brothers have performed for Samoa, possibly they’ll say ‘go, get on the flight’!”
Tuilagi performed 20 league matches in Bayonne’s run to the Prime 14 play-off semi-finals final season, a run of health that he hardly ever matched throughout his time in England.
Though presently out of motion with a hand harm, he believes a change of surroundings has helped him keep away from longer lay-offs.
“I feel it is the solar and the crimson wine, one thing like that,” he joked.
“Coaching’s intense [in England], over there possibly not as intense.
“It is lengthy – on Tuesday, our large day, we are going to nonetheless be up at 6-7km [of running in the session]
“However the contact isn’t as a lot as in England… simply on the whole the approach to life is completely different, the best way the French reside may be very, very relaxed.”
