Deacon Manu

Deacon Manu
Birth nameDeacon Tehanakore Manu
Date of birth (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
Children3
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Retired
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2006 Waikato 66 (40)
2001–2006 Waikato Chiefs 56 (5)
2003Blues 9 (0)
2006–2014 Scarlets 154 (50)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 NZ Māori 3 (0)
2009–2012 Fiji 14 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2014–? Hong Kong Cricket Club
2020-? Anglo-Chinese School (International) Singapore
2021- Dragons Rugby Club Singapore
Dulwich College Singapore

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 Pro12, having signed from the Chiefs in 2006.[1]

He was also the head coach of Hong Kong Cricket Club in the HKRFU Premiership, and is now a Physical Education teacher with ACS (International) in Singapore.

  1. ^ "Scarlets secure Maori prop Manu". BBC Sport. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2008.