England teammate Manu Tuilagi also shed 6kgs over the summer after he loaded on an excess of muscle, also having been sidelined with chronic injuries. Both he and fellow Sale Sharks centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg decided to slim down following the Shark’s disappointing finale to last season’s Gallagher Premiership.
“I guess after the disappointing loss against Exeter, ‘the Beast’ Rohan said to me, he asked the question, do you think you are fit enough? Were we fit enough to play that game? It was a tough question to answer but it probably was true (they felt they weren’t),” Tuilagi told RugbyPass recently.
Both Tuilagi and Van Rensburg now weigh in at 110kg and 109kg respectively.
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I have always maintained that Van Rensburg has poor conditioning. Too much creatine and gym, and not enough running, fitness, and skills training.When he first hit the scene, he was much smaller, faster and more skillful, with a good step and pass. As he got bigger, he become a crash ball for the main part- and looks like a prop.
