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| Full name | Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 1986 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname "The Beast",[3] is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who was both a Tonga and New Zealand international representative winger. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Vatuvei was a member of the New Zealand national team that won the 2008 World Cup.[2] He became the Warriors' top try scorer, and the first player in NRL history to score at least 10 tries in 10 consecutive seasons.[4]
- ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Lawton, Aaron (16 May 2010). "'The Beast' Manu on NFL radar". Stuff. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Warriors star's heartbreak: I nearly quit for my family". nzherald.co.nz. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.