England lifted by Tuilagi return

Published: Monday, 4. February, 2013 in category Northern Hemishere
Manu Tuilagi: Fit to face Ireland

England centre Manu Tuilagi is available for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland after completing his recovery from an ankle injury.

Tuilagi missed Saturday's 38-18 victory over Scotland but coach Stuart Lancaster confirmed he will train fully this week, while number eight Ben Morgan is struggling to recover from his ankle problem for the trip to Dublin.

"The last message we had about Manu was that he's fit and available to train. He's coming in this afternoon. He's available for Sunday," Lancaster said on Monday.

"Ben is still in a boot. The last prognosis is that he will struggle to be available for the weekend, but I'll know definitely tomorrow."England Vintage