The hugely powerful Samoa winger made a big impression on the English club game last season with a series of destructive displays that drew comparison with the legendary Jonah Lomu.

Tuilagi combines good footwork with impressive speed for a man of his size and he was the star of the show as Leicester hammered Gloucester in the Guinness Premiership final.

He is likely to form a little and large wing partnership with diminutive Bristol flyer David Lemi.