Manu Vatuvei

Manu Vatuvei
2008
Personal information
Full nameManu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei
Born (1986-03-04) 4 March 1986 (age 38)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–17 New Zealand Warriors 226 152 0 0 608
2017–18 Salford Red Devils 8 5 0 0 20
Total 234 157 0 0 628
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–15 New Zealand 29 22 0 0 88
2010–15 NRL All Stars 3 1 0 0 4
2017 Tonga 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname "The Beast",[3] is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who was both a Tonga and New Zealand international representative winger. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Vatuvei was a member of the New Zealand national team that won the 2008 World Cup.[2] He became the Warriors' top try scorer, and the first player in NRL history to score at least 10 tries in 10 consecutive seasons.[4]

  1. ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Lawton, Aaron (16 May 2010). "'The Beast' Manu on NFL radar". Stuff. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Warriors star's heartbreak: I nearly quit for my family". nzherald.co.nz. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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