Manu Vunipola

Manu Vunipola
Date of birth 1967 (age 50–51)
Place of birth Kolomotu'a, Tonga
Height 1,70 m
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Notable relative(s) Feʻao Vunipola (brother)
Elisi Vunipola (brother)
Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews)
Occupation(s) Minister of Sport of Tonga[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team --
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-1999 Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-1999 Tonga 36 (9)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
  Tonga 1993
Teams coached
Years Team
2012-2014[2] Tonga

Manu Vunipola (born Kolomotu'a[3], circa 1967) is a Tongan former rugby union player and former Tonga sevens coach. He played as scrum-half. Currently he is the Minister of Sport of Tonga.[4]

Career

Vunipola debuted for Tonga in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing only against Wales, in Palmerston North, on 29 May 1987. He also played the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing the matches against France and against Scotland, in Pretoria. His last international cap was during the match against Fiji in Nuku'alofa, on 26 June 1999.

Personal life

He is brother of the fly-half Elisi Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both English internationals.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sport: Former Tongan player hopeful of hosting Wales
  2. ↑ Sport: Tongan coach proud of 7s efforts despite setbacks
  3. ↑ CEO Emeline Tuita's role with Tonga Rugby Union terminatedKaniva Tonga
  4. ↑ Sport: Former Tongan player hopeful of hosting Wales
  5. ↑ The story of the sons of two preachers from a little village 10,000 miles away in Tonga who are set to realise their dream of playing for England together
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