Manu Vatuvei

Manu Vatuvei
2008
Personal information
Full nameManu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei
Born (1986-03-04) 4 March 1986
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–17 New Zealand Warriors 226 152 0 0 608
2017–18 Salford Red Devils 8 5 0 0 20
Total 234 157 0 0 628
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–15 New Zealand 29 22 0 0 88
2010–15 NRL All Stars 3 1 0 0 4
2017 Tonga 2 1 0 0 4
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RelativesLuatangi Vatuvei (cousin)
Sione Vatuvei (cousin)

Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname "The Beast", 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. He became the Warriors' top try scorer, and the first player in NRL history to score at least 10 tries in 10 consecutive seasons.