Manase Manuokafoa
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Nelson, Nas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 March 1985 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Widnes Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As of 17 March 2017 Source: RLP, NRL.com.au |
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Manase Manuokafoa (born 24 March 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Tongan-Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.
As a Mascot Jets junior who has come through every South Sydney representative junior grades, in 2005 he came through to the NRL in the green and red of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring 2 tries in his first season.
In July 2008, Manuokafoa signed a three-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys from the 2009 season.
Manuokafoa was named in the 2008 World Cup training squads for both New Zealand and Tonga and ultimately went on to play for Tonga in the World Cup.
He joined Parramatta Eels in 2010 and made two appearances for the club before being released at the end of 2011.
He then moved to England to play in Super League with the Bradford Bulls for the 2012 season.
With Bradford being relegated to the Championship for the 2015 season, Manase signed a two-year deal with Super League side Widnes Vikings.
2012 - 2012 Season
Manuokafoa missed the entire pre-season games as a result of a rupture cruciate ligament before the friendly against Castleford Tigers.
Manase missed Rounds 1-4 due to an injury. He featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 5 (Warrington Wolves) to Round 27 (Catalans Dragons). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington Wolves. Manuokafoa scored against Widnes Vikings (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).
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