Leicester Tigers are hoping to unleash the latest member of the Tuilagi dynasty on the Guinness Premiership next season.

Manu, 18, is the sixth brother from the Samoan family to play at Welford Road along with Freddie, Henry, Alesana, Andy and Vavae.

The youngest member of the family looks like he could be the best of the lot too.

He has put in two memorable performances in the semi-final and final of the Guinness A League during the last fortnight, and his opening try in the final win over Harlequins at Welford Road on Monday was a frightening mix of power, skill and precision.

In November, he was thrown into a centres pairing with fellow Academy graduate Andrew Forsyth against the might of South Africa at a packed Welford Road.

And he played his part in a memorable 22-17 win, relishing the chance to get stuck into his opposite number, Springbok Test star Wynand Olivier, with some trademark family hits.

Those watching Tuilagi have tipped him as a star for the future.

Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill does not want to wait that long – as long as the club can finalise his legal requirements to sign a professional contract.

"He is waiting for the correct paperwork so that he can get a work permit," said Cockerill.

"If we can sort out Manu's issues, I would like to think that he is a player for now, not just the future.

"We are in the process of trying to sort out the issues involved and, hopefully, that will come out positively for us and him.

"He is finishing school in the summer, and the application for the work permit and the right to stay in the country is in as we speak.

"He has been here in England for a while now and you saw the other night against Harlequins how powerful he is.

"He also has a great work ethic and is like a reincarnation of Freddie with the way he plays the game."

As well as playing for Hinckley as a teenager, Tuilagi also won three Leicestershire Schools County Cups with John Cleveland College.

He played for JCC in both Under-15 and Under-18 Daily Mail Vase finals, scoring a try in the victory at under-18 level.

Tigers have launched an iPhone App which has been an international success.

It was downloaded free by 10,000 people in its first two weeks, putting it in the top five sports App downloads in the country.

It has also been a hit on the continent. In Belgium it is the 11th most-downloaded sport App, it is 12th in Denmark, 17th in Italy and in the top 20 in Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal.

Desford student Emily Scarratt has been selected in the England Womens' World Cup squad. The 20-year-old former Bosworth College student is the youngest member of the 26-strong squad which will try to lift the trophy in September.

Studying at Leeds University and playing her rugby for Lichfield, Scarratt has scored 16 tries in 18 games and has won two Six Nations medals.

Loughborough Students kept alive their promotion hopes in National Two North following an excellent 22-19 win at Westoe on Wednesday.

The victory moves them back into second place ahead of Caldy going into the last game of the season against Preston Grasshoppers tomorrow.

They are three points behind leaders Macclesfield but two ahead of Caldy in the race for the play-off place.