Eddie Jones reveals plan to get Manu Tuilagi to Rugby World Cup in one piece

Eddie Jones has hatched a plan to get Manu Tuilagi to next year's Rugby World Cup fit and firing.

Tuilagi, 31, has won only six caps since the 2019 World Cup final due to injury and this season broke down twice on England duty.

The second time came after Tuilagi had been declared “better than ever” by Sale boss Alex Sanderson.

Sanderson later said that one of the England training sessions Tuilagi took part in, which left him with a low-grade hamstring strain, was of a higher load than he was used to with Sharks.

England’s failure to score tries in Tuilagi’s absence has cost them dear. In two Six Nations campaign without him they have lost six of their 10 games.

Jones does not need telling how important the 16-stone centre is to his team’s chances of going one better than they did in Japan at the last World Cup.

“If you haven’t got the power to win collisions you’ve got to find another way to win collisions,” said the Australian.

Video: Eddie Jones names England squad for Barbarians clash (Mirror)

Jones previews France v England in Six Nations

Dan Biggar ‘frustrated, annoyed, disappointed’ after Wales beaten by France

Perifit - Kegel game - Strengthen pelvic floor

Jones claims England are underdogs for Ireland clash

England v Wales: Eddie Jones and Courtney Lawes press conference

England rugby stars appear as 5G-powered holograms to surprise school children with virtual PE lesson

Dan Biggar previews Wales v France

"And I can tell you that’s bloody hard because the game is about collisions at the moment.”

He remains adamant that what works in club rugby is inadequate for the Test arena as “you have got to equip a player to handle the most difficult parts of the game”.

But he revealed: “There is increasingly a desire