The 32-year-old center has agreed to a two-year contract with Bayonne, a Top 14 team, and will be departing Sale Sharks at the end of the current campaign.
After becoming a naturalized citizen, the Samoan-born star’s 13-year international career came to an end on his 60th cap during England’s Six Nations defeat to France in March.
Players who quit the Premiership are ineligible for selection for the national team, according to regulations.
“It’s a tough one because you still want to play [for England], but I’ve learned that what you want, you don’t always get,” Tuilagi said to the news.. Though I’ll be a fan now, I suppose I’ll miss it.
