The youngest member of possibly the most famous rugby family is making waves on the Test scene as French international Posolo Tuilagi showed off his strength to run 50-odd metres for a solo special.
Tuilagi who weighs a whopping 149 kilograms and stands 194 centimetres tall made his Test debut earlier this year in the second-row, quickly proving he is ready for the highest level of the game.
His latest exploits come from France’s clash with Uruguay on their South American tour where he was handed the ball on the halfway line with a little bit of space to work with and boy did he maximise it.
As he got the ball defenders did their best to slow him down but only bounced off the charging bull of a second-row. Tuilagi went on to beat three defenders before the fourth decided not to even attempt tackling him.
It was the kind of try one would see in a mismatched secondary school game, one that had shades of the great Jonah Lomu moving his giant body so fast and so powerfully.
Posolo Tuilagi making an absolute mockery of test rugby pic.twitter.com/37oz8Iwz2v
― Old Downbadians RFC (@OldDownbadians) July 10, 2024
South American tour
France would go on to win the game 28-43 making it two wins from two in South America having beaten Argentina 13-28 despite fielding a youthful team.
Les Bleus’ time in the continent has not been without its drama after Melvyn Jaminet was sent home for making racist remarks in a video posted online. On an even worse note two players ― Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou ― were arrested in connection with a sexual assault claim from their time in Mendoza.
The team will need to turn their attention back to Los Pumas who they face this weekend in Buenos Aires for the second Test between the teams.
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