Manu Tuilagi

Tuilagi in 2019, photo by sportsphotographer.eu/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Etuale Manusamoa Tuilagi

Place of Birth: Fogapoa, Savai’i, Samoa

Date of Birth: 18 May, 1991

Ethnicity: Samoan

Manu Tuilagi is a Samoan-born English rugby union player. A centre, he plays for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks. He has also been with Leicester Tigers, as well as England Saxons, the England national team, and British & Irish Lions.

Manu is the brother of Freddie Tuilagi, Henry Tuilagi, Alesana Tuilagi, Anitelea Tuilagi, and Sanele Vavae Tuilagi. They are all also Samoan internationals and also played for Leicester. Another, born Olotuli, is fa’afafine and goes by the name of Julie. His nephew, Henry’s son, Posolo Tuilagi, is also a professional rugby player.

Manu was named Manusamoa after the Samoan national team, the Manu Samoa. His brother Freddie was selected for Samoa at the World Cup the year Manu was born.

Manu moved to the U.K. with his siblings, where he began playing youth rugby in 2004, while living in Cardiff, Wales.

Manu is Catholic.