Salesi Manu

Last updated

Salesi Manu
Salesi Manu2.jpg
Birth nameSalesi Manu
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
SpouseBrooklyn Manu
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012
2014–2016
2016–2017
2017
North Harbour
Benetton Treviso
Honda Heat
Brisbane City
6
25
9
3
(0)
(0)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 21 October 2017
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–14 Force 9 (0)
Correct as of 15 July 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Australia U20 5 (0)
Correct as of 13 December 2012

Salesi Manu (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays as a prop. He plays for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship and Bond University in the Queensland Premiership. He has previously played for Super Rugby team the Western Force, Italian club Benetton Treviso, and Japanese club Honda Heat.

Contents

Early life

Manu was a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. [1]

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 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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Harbour RFC</span> Australian rugby union club, based in Concord, NSW

The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and plays home matches at Concord Oval. Concord holds a place in rugby history as a venue for the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. West Harbour's major sponsor is Burwood RSL and post match functions are held at Club Burwood. In 2020, the Pirates would play out of Drummoyne Oval as Concord Oval being NRL club Wests Tigers' training ground, the venue was deemed off limited for people in excess of the "bubble".

Alberto Sgarbi is an Italian rugby union former player who played at Centre for the Italian national team. He represented italy on 29 occasions with 2 tries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michele Rizzo</span> Italian rugby union player

Michele Rizzo is a retired Italian former rugby union player. His preferred position was prop but he can also play as a hooker. Rizzo last played for Petrarca, the club where he spent most of his career and where he made his debut in Serie A1 halfway through the 2000–01 season in a match against Viadana. He spent four years between 2014–2018 in England playing 38 times for Leicester Tigers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sitaleki Timani</span> Rugby player

Sitaleki Timani, is a Tongan-born, Australian professional rugby union footballer. He made his test debut for the Wallabies in 2011. His usual position is lock. Timani's professional club career spanned eight seasons of Top 14 in France and seven seasons of Super Rugby in Australia. He currently plays for the RC Toulonnais in the Top 14.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salesi Ma'afu</span> Rugby player

Salesi Ma'afu, is an Australian professional rugby union footballer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayden Hayward</span> Rugby player

Jayden Hayward is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who played for the Italy national rugby union team and for Benetton Rugby. He can play as a fly-half, centre or fullback.

Tetera Faulkner is an Australian professional rugby union player. He currently represents the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His regular playing position is prop.

Kyle Godwin is an Australian professional rugby union footballer who made his international debut for the Wallabies against France in 2016. He currently plays for French club Lyon OU Rugby in the Top 14 competition, and previously represented the Western Force and Brumbies in Super Rugby. His regular playing position is centre.

Winston Stanley is an Australian-born Samoan former rugby union footballer who usually played as a centre and occasionally as a wing.

Albert Anae is a rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japanese Top League. He usually plays as a prop or hooker. Anae previously played for the Queensland Reds, and Italian club Benetton.

Lolagi Visinia is a rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing or fullback for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. He was born and raised in New Zealand, but has represented both New Zealand and Manu Samoa internationally.

Rhys Joseph Jennings Marshall is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for Waikato in the National Provincial Championship and Highlanders in Super Rugby Pacific.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kieran Marmion</span> Rugby player

Kieran Marmion is an Irish rugby union player who primarily plays as a scrum-half. Marmion currently plays for English side Bristol Bears.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ollie Hoskins (rugby union)</span> Australia international rugby union player

Ollie Hoskins is an Australian rugby union international player who started his career as a prop for the Western Force in Super Rugby and signed with London Irish in March 2016. When the club folded, Hoskins was signed by Saracens in June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Burton</span> Australian rugby union player

Luke Burton is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the LA Giltinis in the MLR. He can play as either a fly-half or centre.

Mat Luamanu is a New Zealand rugby union player for Bayonne in the Top 14.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hame Faiva</span> Rugby player

Epalahame Faiva is a New Zealand-born Italian rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Bath Rugby in Gallagher Premiership.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Taefu</span> Rugby player

Henry Taefu is a Samoan professional Rugby Union player. He currently plays for North Harbour in the Bunnings NPC and Moana Pasifika in the Super Rugby Pacific, having previously played for the Western Force in Australia’s Super Rugby AU. His playing position is inside centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Alainu'uese</span> Rugby player

Brian Alainu'uese is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Toulon. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Stowers</span> New Zealander rugby union player

Henry Stowers is a New Zealand born, Samoan rugby union player who plays for the Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. His playing position is flanker. He is also a Samoan international.

References

  1. "Salesi Manu IRB JWC Player Profile". Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. "Salesi Manu Western Force Player Profile" . Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. "Salesi Manu North Harbour Player Profile". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. "Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins lost to Australian rugby". The Australian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.