Willie Manu

Willie Manu

Personal information
Full name	Viliami Makamile Manu
Born	(1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 37) Sydney, New South Wales
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–03 Wests Tigers 50 5 0 0 20 2004 South Sydney Rabbitohs 19 0 0 0 0 2005 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 1 0 0 4 2006 Castleford Tigers 24 9 0 0 36 2007–12 Hull F.C. 165 36 0 0 144 2013–14 St. Helens 32 6 0 0 24 2015 Sydney Roosters 4 0 0 0 0 Total 308 57 0 0 228 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–13 Tonga 11 2 0 0 8 2011–13 Exiles 3 1 0 0 4
As of 24 January 2015 Source:

Willie Manu (born 20 March 1980) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. A Tonga national representative second-row forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. Manu moved to England and played for Super League clubs Castleford Tigers then Hull F.C. before joining St. Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League championship.

In August 2008, Willie Manu was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad. He played for Tonga in 2009 in a Test match against the New Zealand Kiwis.

St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final and Manu was selected to play from the interchange bench in their 14-6 victory over Wigan Warriors.