London: Manu Tuilagi’s hopes of an England recall for the Six Nations have been placed in jeopardy after he was cited for a dangerous tackle during Leicester’s Champions Cup defeat by Munster on Sunday.
Tuilagi will face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday following the incident which took place in the 49th minute of the 26-year-old’s first match since the opening day of the season. Tuilagi chased back to make a tackle on Munster’s Chris Cloete but did not appear to use his arms in doing so — the citing officer, Jeff Mark, deeming the tackle worthy of a red card.
A dangerous tackle carries a low-end sanction of two weeks — the top end ranges from 10-52 weeks — but any suspension will be damaging to Tuilagi’s England prospects with Eddie Jones holding a training camp in Brighton on January 2.