Don Mann

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Don Mann
Personal information
Full nameDonald Keio Mann [1]
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Glenora Bears
Ponsonby Ponies
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1964–1974 Auckland
1971–74 New Zealand 40000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
Ponsonby Ponies
Source: [2] [3]

Don Mann is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1972 World Cup. [2]

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Playing career

Mann played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for both Glenora and Ponsonby United. In 1972, while playing for Ponsonby, Mann won the Hyland Memorial Cup as best coach in the Fox Memorial and in 1973 he won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year.

He represented Auckland and between 1971 and 1974 he played in Four Test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team. [4] This included the 1972 World Cup.

Personal life

Mann is from a big rugby league family. Two of his sons, Duane and Bart both represented Tonga while Duane also represented New Zealand. Another son, Don Jr, was the New Zealand Warriors general manager. Three of his nephews, Warren, George and Esau, also played international rugby league for Tonga. [5]

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References

  1. MANN, DONALD KEIO 1971 - 72, 1974 - KIWI #492 Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4, p.p.194-230.
  5. "Auckland and Tonga to play for Mann Cup". www.aucklandleague.co.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2024.