Manoa Thompson

Manoa Thompson is a former professional rugby league player who represented Fiji in 1996. Primarily a Centre, he played his first grade career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies, and the Auckland Warriors in the NSWRL / ARL competition, as well as playing for the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League.

Thompson is the father of Jarryd Hayne.

Thompson was born in Fiji before moving to Australia when he was 11. His birth mother was Elenoa Tokalautawa who was married to his father Manoa. He was adopted by his mother's younger sister, Ana Waqanibaravi Thompson. He played his junior football with the Alexandria Rovers. Thompson also played rugby union and toured Japan with a New South Wales schoolboys side that included Graham Mackay and Scott Gourley.

His uncle is Sitiveni Rabuka. Thompson is the father of Jarryd Hayne, a professional NRL and NFL player, who played for the San Francisco 49ers and currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans.

Thompson joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he played in their champion under-21 side before playing in their under-23 side. He made his first grade debut for Souths in round 11 of the 1989 season.