Jordan Manihera

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Jordan Manihera
Full nameJordan Mark Manihera [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
School Westlake Boys High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Blindside Flanker
Current team Waikato
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–15 North Harbour 23 (15)
2014 Blues 2 (0)
2016−2019 Waikato 29 (50)
2019 San Diego Legion 13 (20)
Correct as of 25 February 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 New Zealand U20 5 (10)
2017 Māori All Blacks 1 (0)
Correct as of 25 February 2021

Jordan Manihera (born 8 May 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a flanker for the San Diego Legion in the MLR. [2] He also played for Waikato in the ITM Cup [3] [4] and the Blues in Super Rugby. [5] [6]

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Career

Manihera is a native of Auckland and came up through the ranks of his province North Harbour, captaining their Under 20 side to the 2012 North Championship title. [6] He debuted for Harbour in a victory over Tasman in 2012 and went on to establish himself as a regular during the 2013 ITM Cup, where he made a total of 8 appearances accompanied by 2 tries. [4]

Although not initially selected in either the Blues regular squad or wider training group for the 2014 Super Rugby season, an injury to young, Auckland flanker Joe Edwards saw Manihera take his place. [6] He was penciled in for a first super rugby game when the Blues took on the Crusaders in their second match of the season, however captain Luke Braid recovered from injury to take his place in the starting fifteen. [7] He was also later named in the Blues 27-man group for their 2 match tour of South Africa. [8]

International

Manihera was a part of the New Zealand Under-20 squad which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Manihera Silverdale United Player Profile". Silverdale Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "NZ Maori Jordan Manihera joins Legion".
  3. ↑ "Jordan Manihera North Harbour Player Profile". North Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Jordan Manihera itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jordan Manihera Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Blues contract all part of the game plan". Local Matters.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rugby: Noakes dropped by Blues". New Zealand Herald. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hickey joins Blues tour to SA". Rugby 365. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Savea and Emery headline NZ U20 squad". Stuff.co.nz. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Manihera New Zealand Under 20 Player Profile". Allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Manihera IRB JWC 2013 Player Profile". IRB.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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