Manu Tuilagi during the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. Photo: Reuters
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Witch doctor massages will stop three lady spirits from injuring me again, claims Manu Tuilagi
England centre says spiritual healer in Samoa gave him massages that will block spirits from injuring him again
Manu Tuilagi during England training last year. Photo: Reuters
England centre Manu Tuilagi revealed on Wednesday he had consulted a witch doctor in his native Samoa in a desperate attempt to cure the long-standing injury problems which have plagued his career.
The 26-year-old Leicester battering ram was sidelined for more than a year after suffering a hamstring injury in 2014, and missed almost the entire 2016-17 season with knee problems.
He made his comeback in the first game of the new season only to suffer a fresh injury to his other knee.
Tuilagi said his mother had suggested he visit the healer and that his trip to Samoa came with the blessing of Leicester director of rugby Matt O’Connor and club physio Ed Hollis.
“I saw the witch doctor for two hours a day and she said she found what the illness was,” the British & Irish Lions centre told BT Sport.
“She was half-Fijian and half-Samoan and found out that there were three lady spirits who had married themselves on to me for the last three years.
“The witch doctor told me that was why I had been injured. The spirits wanted me for themselves – they wanted to punish me and injuring me was the way to do it. Every time I played – bang!
“Now they have gone – the whole body massages have blocked the spirits from me.”
Tuilagi said that during the treatment on the island of Upolu, which is reached by an hour-long boat ride, he was always accompanied by his brother Alex.