World Rugby\u2019s recent eligibility shake-up has opened the door for a host of England internationals to represent another nation \u2014 and Manu Tuilagi could be one of the biggest names to make the switch.<\/p>\n
Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel\u00a0<\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n The updated laws allow players to change allegiance if they haven\u2019t played Test rugby for three years and have a birth, parent, or grandparent link to their new nation.<\/p>\n Tuilagi, recently named in the Top 14 Team of the Season, has admitted he could realistically make the move.<\/p>\n In an extensive interview with\u00a0The Daily Telegraph, the youngest Tuilagi revealed that while \u201cEngland is very special to me, of course, but my heart and home is still Samoa.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d love to pull on the blue jersey one day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Manu is the odd one out in his rugby-playing family, with brothers Anitelea, Alesana, Henry and Freddie all opting to play for Manu Samoa rather than the European nations they lived in during their careers.<\/p>\n If he sticks to his plan, Tuilagi could be available for Samoa at the 2027 Rugby World Cup \u2014 although time isn\u2019t on his side, as he would be 35 by then.<\/p>\n \u201cJustified\u201d \u2013 2025 Lions star included on list of SIX worst ever Lions<\/p>\n The 2022 list, compiled by Pundit Arena, examines players who may have been more unlucky than lacking ability, while others arguably had no place in a British & Irish Lions jersey.<\/p>\n Read on to find out which names feature among the Lions\u2019 most forgettable selections.<\/p>\n Pundit Arena\u2019s WORST LIONS PLAYERS:<\/p>\n 6 \u2013 Stuart Hogg<\/p>\n PA: \u201c\u00a02013 and 2017 went badly for the Scot. The Lions stuck by Hogg for the second Test in 2021 but was shaky under the high-ball and had no chance to shine in attack\u00a0.\u201d<\/p>\n RUCK: Just doesn\u2019t seem to work out for Hoggy in the Lions with the harder he tries the tougher it gets<\/p>\n VERDICT: Justified<\/p>\n Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n 5- Andy Titterrell<\/p>\n PA: \u201cChoosing to select an enormous 44-man squad, Clive Woodward made several left field selections. None more so than a Sale Sharks hooker with only two caps for England. His technical and physical skills were not good enough for the Lions.\u201d<\/p>\n RUCK: He shouldn\u2019t have been near that squad<\/p>\n VERDICT: Justified<\/p>\n CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/p>\n Like this:<\/p>\n Like Loading…<\/p>\n