Willie Manu

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Willie Manu
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Personal information
Full nameViliami Makamaile Manu
Born (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 44)
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–03 Wests Tigers 5050020
2004 South Sydney 190000
2005 St. George Illawarra 141004
2006 Castleford Tigers 2490036
2007–12 Hull FC 1653600144
2013–14 St Helens 4790036
2015 Sydney Roosters 40000
Total3236000240
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–13 Tonga 112008
2011–13 Exiles 31004
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Viliami Makamaile "Willie" Manu (born 20 March 1980) is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer. He played as a second-row forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. Manu moved to England and played in the Super League for the Castleford Tigers, Hull F.C. before joining St Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League championship.

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Background

Manu was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

In August 2008, Willie Manu was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [4] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad. [5] He played for Tonga in 2009 in a Test match against the New Zealand national rugby league team. [6]

St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final and Manu was selected to play from the interchange bench in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Controversy

In July 2005, Manu was granted continuing bail in Wollongong Local Court on charges related to an altercation at a Wollongong nightclub. Manu was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm and affray. A nightclub employee suffered head injuries in the incident, while another man received a serious cut to his head. [11]

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  6. ↑ Mateo to headline Tonga's act in Test nrl.com, 8 October 2009
  7. ↑ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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