Manu Tuilagi ready to end his painful wait for England return against Wales

The Leicester centre has not played for his country since June 2014 because of injury and off-field misbehaviour but could be back in the squad for the Six Nations showdown at TwickenhamAfter 15 months watching from the sidelines Manu Tuilagi is grateful for the smallest of mercies. There may have been a time when a midweek training session on a damp day in Bath would not have excited him massively but the Leicester centre has a different perspective on his sporting life nowadays. “Every time I’m on the field I’m smiling,” he says, visibly relishing his return to the England international fold…