England prospect Joe Heyes reckons he has now filled out as best he can and is ready to accelerate his promising career with his country and Leicester.
World Rugby's refreshed eligibility laws has caught the global attention of the rugby fraternity, with numerous superstars now, or soon to be, eligible for Samoa.
Grenoble have claimed that they have signed Samoan tighthead Lologovi'i Mulipola, just a day after Newcastle Falcons Director of Rugby Dean Richards stated the prop hadn't signed for anyone.
Reports from France this week stated that Logovi'i Mulipola had signed for Grenoble but Newcastle boss Dean Richards has rubbished the claim.
Juggernaut tighthead and crowd favourite Logovi'i Mulipola is set to leave Newcastle Falcons at the end of the current Premiership season, according to French media reports.
Logovi'i Mulipola explains his Gloucester detour, saying he couldn't handle the thought of 8 'boring' months in between games at Newcastle.
Logovi'i Mulipola has been enjoying post-lockdown Premiership action at Gloucester but he will be at Newcastle for the start of the 2020/21 campaign.
The Newcastle boss, who took Harlequins back up to the top flight of the English game in 2006, is on course to do the same with Newcastle following their relegation last season.
Evergreen five-eighth Pisi is the only Manu Samoa survivor from the team who stunned a largely second-string Wallabies team 32-23 in 2011.