Clifford Manua
Clifford Manua (born 12 September 1980) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He played as a prop or second-row forward. He joined the Brisbane Broncos team in 2007, and played for their feeder club, the Aspley Broncos.
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| Full name | Clifford Manua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1980 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Manua was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
Manua made his first grade debut for Cronulla-Sutherland in round 24 of the 2005 NRL season against Manly-Warringah which ended in a 68-6 victory at Shark Park. Manua played in the club's elimination final loss against St. George during the same year.[2]
In the 2007 NRL season, Manua joined Brisbane. He played four matches for the club including their 40-0 elimination final loss against Melbourne. He was released by Brisbane in late 2007, to join defending premiers Melbourne Storm as a backup for some of their injured forwards. Manua played a handful of games for Melbourne in the 2008 NRL season, the last of which was against the Gold Coast in round 13 with the match ending in a 18-0 defeat.[3]
Career highlights
- Junior Club: St Johns JRLFC
- Career Stats: 10 career games for Cronulla, Brisbane and Melbourne
Part of the Melbourne team that finished as 2008 NRL Grand Final runner-up.
Part of the Brisbane team that lost the 2007 World Club Challenge to St. Helens.