Tuilagi cleared of dangerous tackle

England centre Manu Tuilagi was yesterday cleared of making a dangerous tackle in his comeback game and given the green light to start against Saracens on Sunday. The decision to cite the 26-year-old centre for a high challenge on Chris Cloete in the 49th minute of last Sunday’s Champions Cup defeat by Munster was met with widespread disapproval. Tuilagi’s former British and Irish Lions teammate Brian O’Driscoll insisted the “game has gone soft.” After the verdict, Leicester declared that “sanity prevailed.”