Dominic Manfredi

Dominic Manfredi
Personal information
Born (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Wigan Warriors 63 52 0 0 208
2013(DR) → South Wales Scorpions 1 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) → Salford Red Devils 1 2 0 0 8
2014(DR) → Workington Town 2 1 0 0 4
2015(DR) → Workington Town 2 1 0 0 4
Total 69 56 0 0 224
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [2][3]

Dominic Manfredi (born 1 October 1993) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League. He primarily plays on the wing.

Club career

Early career

Dom played his junior rugby at Leigh Miners Rangers until he was 14 and joined the Wigan club where he progressed well through the scholarship and academy set up.

2013

Manfredi made his Super League début against Hull FC on 3 August 2013, losing 33-34 at the DW Stadium.

2014

Loan spells at Salford and Workington gave him valuable game time and on his return to the Wigan side he managed 14 appearances scoring 11 tries.

2015

In April 2015, Manfredi signed a new four-year contract with Wigan.[4] Manfredi was again loaned to Workington however 2015 saw his true breakthrough into the Wigan set up. After a disappointing run of form for Josh Charnley he came into the side to score 22 tries in just 18 appearances as well as picking up two Man of the Match awards.

2016

At the start of the 2016 season he was given the number 5 jersey for Wigan after the departure of Joe Burgess to the NRL, and went on the score 15 tries in 25 appearances as well as 3 Man of the Match awards. His season was cut short in August due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a tackle by Rangi Chase against Castleford Tigers.[5] Despite the injury he went on to make an appearance in the Super League Dream Team 2016.

2018

Manfredi missed the entire 2017 season after suffering another injury in a match for the reserve team.[6] He made his first team comeback on 14 September 2018, scoring two tries in a 26–6 win against Warrington Wolves.[7] He repeated the 2-try feat against Warrington in the Grand Final, in a 12-4 victory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dominic Manfredi Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Loverugbyleague.com profile
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ "Dom Manfredi: Wigan Warriors winger signs four-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dom Manfredi: Wigan Warriors winger ruled out for the season". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shaun Wane provides update on Manfredi's injury comeback". Total Rugby League. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Super 8s: Wigan Warriors win 26-6 against Warrington Wolves after late flurry of scores". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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