Pauliasi Manu

Pauliasi Manu

Birth name	Pauliasi Manu
Date of birth	(1987-12-23) 23 December 1987
Place of birth	Neiafu, Tonga
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb)
School	Tamaki College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–14 2014– Auckland Template:Rut Counties Manukau 50 24 (25) (10) Correct as of 23 October 2016 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–12 2013–16 2017− Template:Rut Blues Template:Rut Chiefs Template:Rut Blues 5 49 (0) (5) Correct as of 31 July 2016

Pauliasi Manu (born 23 December 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Manu is a specialist prop. He plays for the Template:Rut Blues in Super Rugby.

Career

Early career

Manu debuted for Auckland in the 2008 season, and in doing so became Tamaki College's first Auckland representative. Since his debut, he has become a regular starter for the team.

Super Rugby

A member of the 2011 wider training group, Manu made his Blues debut in 2011, in a home match against the New South Wales Waratahs. He made two appearances for the side in 2011, and was a full member of the squad for the 2012 season. After making only three appearances in the 2012 season, he was delisted by new Blues coach Sir John Kirwan and signed a two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. However, after failing a pre-season medical examination, his contract for the 2013 season was terminated. The Hamilton-based Chiefs subsequently picked up Manu in early 2013 as a replacement prop for the injured Josh Hohneck. In 2013, he signed a contract extension with the Chiefs until 2015.

External links

• 2013 Chiefs team sheet
• Auckland RFU profile