Etuate Manu

Etuate Manu, known also as Etu Manu (born 9 September 1969) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as centre.

Etuate Manu

Date of birth	(1969-09-09) 9 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Tonga
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Renwick () – Spotswood United () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993 Marlborough 9 (10) 1995-1996 Taranaki 19 (40) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1999 Tonga 6 (5)

Career

At club level, Manu played in the National Provincial Championship initially in 1993 for Marlborough, and later in 1996 and 1997 for Taranaki.^[1] At international level, he was first capped for Tonga on 13 July 1996 against Samoa, in Apia. He was also part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad, but did not play any match in the tournament due to his dismissal in the repechage stage against Korea.^[2] His last cap for Tonga was on 15 May 1999, against United States in San Francisco.^[3]