A TESTIMONIAL

year could hold the key to England international Manu Tuilagi staying at Leicester. The 27-year-old centre is out of contract at the end of the season — with Lyon understood to have tabled an offer of about £600,000. Leicester are unlikely to match the financial terms, but a move to France would signal the end of Tuilagi’s England career. End Line is of the understanding that a testimonial year, which can raise a five-figure lump sum, has been mooted by Welford Road.