Deacon Manu
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| Full name | Deacon Tehanakore Manu | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Son: Izac Manu , Safia Manu | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||
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| Youth national clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| New Zealand U-21 | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1999–2006 2001–2006 2003 2006–2014 |
Waikato Waikato Chiefs →Blues Scarlets |
66 56 9 154 |
(40) (5) (0) (50) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2005 2009–2012 |
NZ Māori Fiji |
3 14 |
(0) (0) |
| Coaching career | |||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2014– | Hong Kong Cricket Club | ||
Deacon Tehanakore Manu (born 18 February 1979 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born retired Fijian rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Scarlets in the Rabo Direct Pro12, having signed from the Chiefs in 2006. He is now currently head coach of Hong Kong Cricket Club in the HKRFU Premiership.
Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, Manu began his rugby career with Waikato, the province immediately to the north of Taranaki. He made his debut for Waikato in 1999, playing against a Japanese XV. He made a further 65 appearances for Waikato during his time there. In 2001, he was selected for the Waikato Chiefs Super 12 squad. He made his debut for the Chiefs in their opening game of the 2001 Super 12 season, a 42–23 loss to the Waratahs. Manu played for the Chiefs for a further five years before being signed by the Welsh club Scarlets in the summer of 2006. He made his competitive debut for the Scarlets on 8 September 2006, coming on as a 29th-minute substitute for John Davies in a 31–17 victory over the Glasgow Warriors.
Manu has international experience playing for the New Zealand Māori, having played against the British and Irish Lions during their 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He has also played for the New Zealand Universities and New Zealand Under 21's.
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