Manu Vatuvei
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manu Vatuvei | |
| Date of birth | March 4, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | |
| Current club | New Zealand Warriors | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Otahuhu Leopards, Otara Scorpions | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2004 - 07 | NZ Warriors | 65 (144) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2005 - 07 | New Zealand | 11 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Manu Vatuvei pronounced VAH-tu-VAY (born March 4, 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is on the Wing. He is the cousin of Japanese Rugby Union player Ruatangi Vatuvei.
[edit] 2008
He currently leads the competition for three different statistics
- 1. Line-Breaks - 10 (tied with Billy Slater of the Melbourne Storm
- 2. Number of tries - 7 in 7 games
- 3. Number of Errors - 13 in 7 games
However he is unfortunately injured with a broken tibia bone in his leg as of Round 7 (25-28 April) and will be out until Round 13.
[edit] International
Vatuvei made his international debut against the Kangaroos on the 16th of October, 2005. It was the opening game of the 2005 Tri-Nations, where the Kiwis beat the Kangaroos at Telstra Stadium. He later went on to play in the Tri-Nations final, scoring two tries on the way to a 24-0 victory over the Kangaroos.
He has played 11 internationals to date and scored 8 tries. So far he has played 58 games for the Warriors and scored 29 tries. He is known for his blockbusting line breaks and shuddering tackles.
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