George Mann (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Mann | |||||
| Born | 31 July 1965 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Mangere East | ||||||
| 1988 | Newcastle Knights | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989–93 | St. Helens | 141 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 1994–96 | Leeds | 77 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 1997–?? | Warrington Wolves | |||||
| 199?–2000 | Widnes Vikings | |||||
| Total | 226 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Auckland | ||||||
| 1986–95 | Tonga | |||||
| 1989–91 | New Zealand | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
George William Mann[1] is a former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s who represented both New Zealand and Tonga. He is the cousin of another rugby league international, Duane Mann.[2]
Playing career
A Mangere East junior, Mann played for Auckland, Newcastle, St. Helens, Leeds,[3] Warrington and Widnes.[4]
International honours
Mann was a Tonga and New Zealand international and played for Tonga at the 1986 Pacific Cup and 1995 World Cup.[5]
County Cup final appearances
George Mann played Right-Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 12, and scored 2-tries in St. Helens's 24-14 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1991 Lancashire Cup final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Sunday 20 October 1991, and played Loose forward/Lock in the 4-5 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Lancashire Cup final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 18 October 1992.
Retirement
His career was ended in 2000 by a high tackle from Oldham's Chris Holland.[6] Mann suffered horrific facial injuries, including a broken nose.
References
- ↑ MANN, GEORGE WILLIAM 1989 - 91 - KIWI #620 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
- ↑ "George Mann". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Frank Endacott with John Coffey Being Frank: The Frank Endacott Story. Auckland, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002. ISBN 1-86958-922-X. p.88
- ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 224–226. ISBN 1-86969-331-0. ISBN 9781869693312.
- ↑ Holland awarded lengthy ban BBC Sport, 4 July 2000
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