Joseph Manu

Joseph Manu
Manu playing for the Wyong Roos in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Sydney Roosters 45 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 0
As of 13 October 2018
Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowExhibition

Joseph Manu (born 29 June 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a wing and centre.

Background

Born in Hamilton, New Zealand and raised in Tokoroa,[1] Manu is of Cook Island and Maori descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for Tokoroa High School. He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

Having won the S. G. Ball Cup with the Roosters in 2014, Manu travelled to Glasgow to represent Australia in an under-19s rugby league nines tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[3] where Australia finished in second place. Manu moved into the Roosters' NYC team by the end of the year, where he played until 2016.[4][5] In 2015, he scored 22 tries in 24 matches and played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos on 2 May of that same year.[6] On 16 June 2015, he re-signed with the Roosters on a 2-year contract.[7] On 14 September 2015, he was named on the wing in the 2015 NYC team of the year.[8]

2016

In round 15 of the 2016 NRL season, Manu made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the New Zealand Warriors.[9][10] In September, he was named on the wing in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.[11] In October, he played in the NYC grand final, winning the Roosters' maiden Holden Cup, before extending his contract with the Roosters from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.[12]

2017

Manu made 16 appearances for Easts in 2017 scoring 5 tries but was not part of the clubs final campaign which ended in defeat against North Queensland at the preliminary final stage.[13][14]

2018

On 20 March 2018, Manu extended his contract with the Roosters to the end of the 2020 season.[15] On 30 September 2018, Manu played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm, playing at centre and scoring a try in the 21-6 win.[16] In the final minutes of the match, Manu was on the receiving end of a kick to the head while he was on the ground by Storm five-eighth Cameron Munster in which Munster sin binned for the second time in the match.[17] Manu had an enjoyable 2018 NRL season, playing in 26 matches and scoring 8 tries. The day after the Grand Final win, Manu was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis 23-man squad for their one-off test against Australia and their tour of England.[18] On 13 October 2018, Manu made his international debut for New Zealand against Australia, playing at centre and scoring a try in a sensational debut as the Kiwis pulled a 26-24 win at Mt Smart Stadium.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Manu shines in debut at 'home'". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Loss to Niue lesson for Kukis". Cookislandsnews.com. 2015-10-06. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "SG Ball Roosters in Commonwealth Games trial". NRL.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ↑ Tim Costello (2016-03-01). "LeagueUnlimited NYC Teams - 2016 Round 1". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  7. ↑ Roosters.com.au (2015-06-16). "Roosters re-sign up-and-coming Juniors". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ↑ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Roosters". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  10. ↑ NRL. "NRL Late Mail | Round 15". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  11. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  12. ↑ Roosters.com.au (2016-06-19). "Roosters re-sign young gun Joseph Manu". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  13. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/sep/23/sydney-roosters-v-north-queensland-cowboys-nrl-preliminary-final-live
  14. ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTY5Ni00LS0tLS0tMjI3NzktLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
  15. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/latrell-mitchell-joseph-manu-and-
  16. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/roosters/the-packed-loungeroom-and-empty-wallet-behind-joseph-manus-nrl-grand-final-stunner/news-story/08b01d6ad6bf4cd4886f2be83124a021
  17. ↑ https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-cameron-munster-slammed-for-dirty-kick-on-joseph-manu-melbourne-storm-sydney-roosters/fda17536-3812-412b-9383-27cb9371a086
  18. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/five-debutants-named-in-new-zealand-kiwis-squad-for-tests-against-australia-and-england/news-story/4fe2cb4b6b822599cb215409b46601b2
  19. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/joseph-manu-shines-on-debut-for-nz-kiwis-against-australia/news-story/245ed4836fb511b3333d500775c9d3fd
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