Carl Manu
| Full name | Carl Sone Manu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cashmere High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl Sone Manu (born 3 April 1983) is a Samoan former rugby union international.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]A native of Christchurch, Manu attended Cashmere High School and played his rugby mainly as a centre.[2]
Manu made four capped appearances for Samoa as a 19-year-old in 2002, featuring in three 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, as Samoa secured a place in the tournament, then played a Test against the Springboks in Pretoria.[3]
From 2006 to 2013, Manu played his rugby in Italy, with Parma, Colorno and S.S. Lazio.[4]
Manu won back to back Anderson Medals in 2017 and 2018, for the best and fairest player in Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union's first-grade competition. He captained the Hunter Wildfires in Sydney's Shute Shield.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby: Samoa beats provincial team in South Africa". NZ Herald. 11 July 2002.
- ^ Gardiner, James (9 August 2013). "Mates reunited for NHRU finals drive". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Corne warns it could be 'tough'". Independent Online. 5 July 2002.
- ^ "Wildfires captain Carl Manu calls full-time on playing career". Newcastle Herald. 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Newcastle Rugby: Maitland centre Carl Manu joins Wallaby greats after winning consecutive Anderson Medal". The Maitland Mercury. 14 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Carl Manu at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- Rugby union centres
- People educated at Cashmere High School
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Rugby Colorno players
- S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 players
- Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players