Kaine Manihera
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(Brisbane Broncos vs. Canberra Raiders 2008).jpg|150px]] Manihera while playing for the Broncos in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 December 1986 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: NRL Stats As of 5 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kaine Manihera (born 25 December 1986 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. He played on the wing.
Playing career
[edit]Manihera made his first grade debut for Brisbane against Canberra in round 14 of the 2008 NRL season. Manihera made a handful of appearances for the Brisbane club in the National Rugby League as well as the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup competition. He scored his first try for Brisbane in round 19 of NRL season 2008 against arch-rivals North Queensland in Townsville. In 2010, Manihera played in the Northern Pride's Queensland Cup Grand Final winning team.
Representative career
[edit]Manihera played for the New Zealand Māori in 2005 and again in 2010 against England.[1][2] In 2010 he was the only non-Super League or National Rugby League player to be named in the side.
References
[edit]- ^ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- Brisbane Broncos players
- Burleigh Bears players
- Canterbury rugby league team players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- Queensland Residents rugby league team players
- Redcliffe Dolphins players
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Christchurch