With his family heritage, Posolo Tuilagi is closely scrutinized during the U20 World Cup by the foreign press. So when, in addition, he sticks a double to the Baby Blacks and multiplies the devastating charges, the world only has eyes for him.
Posolo Tuilagi’s charges are so powerful that they reverberate around the world. Son of Henry Tuilagi, nephew of Manu, etc. his line had already drawn attention to the second line of Perpignan, since his professional debut on September 17th. But after his big performance, many media around the globe shared the videos of his devastating charges and his tries during the U20 World Cup match against New Zealand. “Look out for the 18-year-old in this streak. Hint: he’s the guy no one can take down. Posolo Tuilagi is already doing damage in the Top 14 so no surprise to see him flourish under these conditions at U20 level”tweeted English journalist Paul Eddison.
Spot the 18-year-old in this footage
Hint: it’s the guy who no one can bring down
Posolo Tuilagi is already doing damage in the Top 14 so no surprise to see him thrive in these conditions at U20s level#WorldRugbyU20s https://t.co/NIoqgT6bSy
— Paul Eddison (@pauleddison) June 29, 2023
The British media Rugby pass became a fan of the member “of the rugby royal family”. Several compilations of his actions from the victory against the Baby Blacks have been posted on social media. They asked New Zealand coach Clark Laidlaw about it. “We want to win but my players have never faced 150kg opponents, like two or three of them in the same package from before. We have to learn how to deal with that”, he lamented. Rugby pass humorously described Posolo Tuilagi’s scoring style. “He took a less subtle path” than that of Théo Attisogbé, author of the first creation of Les Bleuets.
His charges have marked the spirits
“French 149kg monster Posolo Tuilagi becomes the latest Tuilagi to destroy New Zealand.” The title of the article Rugby Onslaught leaves no room for doubt. “At 32, many All Blacks players must tell themselves that they have only a few years left to live under the thumb of the Englishman Manu Tuilagi, who terrorizes them as he has done for more than ten years. bad news for them is that there is another, bigger and heavier Tuilagi who is ready to continue the family business of destroying the All Blacks, and the worst news is that he is not I’m only 18”, mocks the site. One action particularly marked the journalist from Rugby Onslaught : his charge culminating in the last French try at the end of the action: “Tuilagi launched into a charge that made it look like the whole New Zealand team and coaching staff were trying to stop him.”
THE Wales Online, a Welsh site, looked at the nugget of USAP. It must be said that in Wales, the second line is well known. He had done damage during the match against the XV du Leek in the 6 Nations, scoring a try and signaling himself with his devastating charges. “He got rid of defenders with ease to score his brace after leaving the maul”, writes journalist Dylan James about the Samoan by birth. At only 18 years old, Posolo Tuilagi has not finished seeing his charges deciphered by the pens of journalists around the world…