Date of birth | 5 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Manson (born 5 July 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Highlanders and Southland. His preferred position is wing. [2]
Manson is from Invercargill and attended Otago Boys' High School. [3] [4] He represented NZ Schools and the Highlanders U20s side. [5]
Manson has represented Southland in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in their full squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [6] He had previously represented Otago in 2021 and also had a spell at Utah Warriors for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. [7] He was named in the Highlanders squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024. [8]