| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1971 | |||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994–1996 | Counties Manukau | 73 | ||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1992–2000 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Esau Mann (born 11 May 1971) is a Tongan former rugby league player who represented his country at the 2000 World Cup. He is a cousin of fellow internationals Duane and George Mann.
With the launch of the Lion Red Cup in 1994 Mann joined the Counties Manukau Heroes. He was part of the side that lost the 1994 Lion Red Cup grand final. Mann played in 73 Lion Red Cup matches over the three seasons of the competition, a record.[1]
With the demise of the competition in 1997 Mann joined the Mangere East Hawks.[2]
In 1999 Mann played for Auckland South in the national provincial championship.[3]
With the inaugural season of the Bartercard Cup in 2000, Mann joined the Otahuhu Leopards who lost the grand final.[4]
Mann then spent 2001 in the Canberra Cup competition, playing for the West Belconnen Warriors.
Mann played for Tonga for over eight years, including at the 1992 Pacific Cup and at the 2000 World Cup.[2][5]
Mann captained the New Zealand Residents in 2000.[6]
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