Manase Manuokafoa

Manase Manuokafoa
Personal information
Nickname Nelson, Nas
Born 24 March 1985
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–08 South Sydney 71 4 0 0 16
2009–10 North Queensland 16 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Parramatta Eels 2 0 0 0 0
2012–14 Bradford Bulls 76 3 0 0 12
2015– Widnes Vikings 11 2 0 0 8
Total 176 9 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–08 Tonga 4 0 0 0 0
As of 24 April 2015
Source: RLP, NRL.com.au

Manase Manuokafoa (born 24 March 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Tongan-Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.

Playing career

As a player who has come through every junior grade, in 2005 came through to the NRL in the green and red of the South Sydney Rabbitohs scoring 2 try's in his first season.

In July 2008, Manuokafoa signed a three year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys from the 2009 season.[1]

Manuokafoa was named in the 2008 World Cup training squads for both New Zealand and Tonga and ultimately went on to play for Tonga in the World Cup.[2][3][4]

He joined Parramatta Eels in 2010 and went on two make two appearances for the club before being released at the end of 2011.[5]

He then moved to England to play in Super League with the Bradford Bulls for the 2012 season.

With Bradford being relegated to the RFL Championship for the 2015 season, Manase signed a 2 Year Deal with Super League side Widnes Vikings.

Bradford Bulls

2012 - 2012 Season

Manuokafoa missed the entire pre-season games as a result of a rupture cruciate ligament before the friendly against Castleford Tigers.

Manase missed Rounds 1-4 due to an injury. He featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 5 (Warrington Wolves) to Round 27 (Catalans Dragons). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster RLFC and Warrington Wolves. Manuokafoa scored against Widnes Vikings (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).

2013 - 2013 Season

Manuokafoa signed a 2 Year Extension to his contract in the off-season. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury Rams and Leeds Rhinos. He scored against Dewsbury Rams (1 try).

He featured in fourteen consecutive games from Round 1 (Wakefield Wildcats) to Round 14 (Leeds Rhinos). He was injured for Rounds 15-18. Manuokafoa played in Round 19 (Widnes Vikings) to Round 27 (Huddersfield Giants). Manase also featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale Hornets. He was injured for Round 5 of the Challenge Cup.

2014 - 2014 Season

Manuokafoa featured in the pre-season friendlies against Hull FC, Dewsbury Rams and Castleford Tigers.

Manase featured in Round 1 (Castleford Tigers) to Round 10 (Wigan Warriors) then in Round 14 (Catalan Dragons) to Round 27 (London Broncos). He also featured in Round 4 (Oldham Roughyeds) to the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves) in the Challenge Cup. He scored against London Broncos (1 try).

Widnes Vikings

2015

Manuokafoa featured in Round 1 (Wigan Warriors) to Round 4 (Huddersfield Giants). Then in Round 6 (Hull KR) to Round 12 (St Helens RLFC). He scored against Leeds Rhinos (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (1 try).

Statistics

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2012 Bradford Bulls 25 2 0 0 8
2013 Bradford Bulls 24 0 0 0 0
2014 Bradford Bulls 27 1 0 0 4
2015 Widnes Vikings 11 2 0 0 8
Total 87 5 0 0 20

References

  1. ↑ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  5. ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/06/24/148771_cowboys.html