Salesi Manu
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| Date of birth | 26 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Brooklyn Manu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salesi Manu (born 26 September 1990 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Italian club Benetton Treviso.
Early life
Manu was a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]
Played with Daniel Hicky and Tom Johnson in the under 15s comp for manly.
Career
He joined the Western Force Extended Playing Squad during 2012 and made 8 appearances.[2] In the second half of the year he played for Template:Rut North Harbour in New Zealand's domestic ITM Cup competition.[3] Manu was a member of the Western Force extended player group for the 2013 Super Rugby season before signing with Benetton Treviso for the 2014–15 season.[4]
References
- ^ "Salesi Manu IRB JWC Player Profile". Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Salesi Manu Western Force Player Profile". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Salesi Manu North Harbour Player Profile". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins lost to Australian rugby". The Australian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian people of Tongan descent
- Western Force players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Benetton Rugby Treviso players
- Honda Heat players
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Living people
- Super Rugby players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Australian expatriate rugby union players
- Australian expatriates in Italy
- Australian expatriates in Japan