Deacon Manu

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Deacon Manu
Personal information
Full name Deacon Manu
Date of birth February 18, 1979 (1979-02-18) (age 29)
Place of birth New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Llanelli Scarlets
Youth representative teams
New Zealand U-21
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1999–2006
2001–2006
2006–		 Waikato
Waikato Chiefs
Llanelli Scarlets		 66 (40)
56 0(5)
50 (15)
Representative teams**
2005 New Zealand Māori 01 0(0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 17:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 17:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC).

Deacon Manu (born 18 February 1979 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League, having signed from the Chiefs in 2006.[1]

[edit] Career

Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, Manu began his rugby career with Waikato, the province immediately to the north of Taranaki. He made his debut for Waikato in 1999, playing against a Japanese XV. He made a further 65 appearances for Waikato during his time there. In 2001, he was selected for the Waikato Chiefs Super 12 squad. He made his debut for the Chiefs in their opening game of the 2001 Super 12 season, a 42–23 loss to the Waratahs. Manu played for the Chiefs for a further five years before being signed by the Llanelli Scarlets in the summer of 2006. He made his competitive debut for the Scarlets on 8 September 2006, coming on as a 29th-minute substitute for John Davies in a 31–17 victory over the Glasgow Warriors.

Manu has international experience playing for the New Zealand Māori, having played against the British and Irish Lions during their tour of New Zealand in 2005. He has also played for the New Zealand Universities and Under-21 sides. In the lead-up to the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Manu expressed his availability for selection to the Fijian selectors. Although he had played all of his representative rugby for New Zealand teams up to that point, Manu is eligible for Fiji through his Fijian mother.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Scarlets secure Maori prop Manu", BBC Sport, 2006-06-03. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  2. ^ Singh, Indra. "I'll pack down for Fiji: Manu", Fiji Times, 2007-03-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 

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