Dominic Manfredi
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| Full name | Dominic Manfredi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1993[1] Leigh, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominic Manfredi (born 1 October 1993) is an English rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League.
He has spent time on loan from Wigan at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1, Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Workington Town in the Championship.
Background
Manfredi was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.
Club career
Early career
Dom played his junior rugby at Leigh Miners Rangers until he was 14 and joined the Wigan club where he progressed well through the scholarship and academy set up.
2013
Manfredi made his Super League début against Hull FC on 3 August 2013, losing 33-34 at the DW Stadium.
2014
Loan spells at Salford and Workington gave him valuable game time and on his return to the Wigan side he managed 14 appearances scoring 11 tries.
2015
In April 2015, Manfredi signed a new four-year contract with Wigan.[4] Manfredi was again loaned to Workington however 2015 saw his true breakthrough into the Wigan set up. After a disappointing run of form for Josh Charnley he came into the side to score 22 tries in just 18 appearances as well as picking up two Man of the Match awards.
He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5]
2016
At the start of the 2016 season he was given the number 5 jersey for Wigan after the departure of Joe Burgess to the NRL, and went on the score 15 tries in 25 appearances as well as 3 Man of the Match awards. His season was cut short in August due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a tackle by Rangi Chase against Castleford Tigers.[6] Despite the injury he went on to make an appearance in the Super League Dream Team 2016.
2018
Manfredi missed the entire 2017 season after suffering another injury in a match for the reserve team.[7] He made his first team comeback on 14 September 2018, scoring two tries in a 26–6 victory over Warrington Wolves.[8]
He repeated the 2-try feat against the Warrington Wolves in the 2018 Super League Grand Final, in a 12-4 victory at Old Trafford.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Dominic Manfredi Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Loverugbyleague.com profile
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Dom Manfredi: Wigan Warriors winger signs four-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Dom Manfredi: Wigan Warriors winger ruled out for the season". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Shaun Wane provides update on Manfredi's injury comeback". Total Rugby League. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Super 8s: Wigan Warriors win 26-6 against Warrington Wolves after late flurry of scores". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.