Manoa with the USA Eagles in the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth
(1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth
Concord, California, United States
Height
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight
127 kg (20 st 0 lb; 280 lb) [1]
Occupation(s)
Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Lock Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2003–2010
SFGG
()
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2011–2015 2015–2018 2018 2019–2023
Northampton Saints Toulon Cardiff Blues Seattle Seawolves
122 55 7 33
(130) (15) (5) (15)
Correct as of 7 August 2023[2]
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2010 2010–2018 2013
USA Selects United States Barbarians
3 22 2
(10) (10) (0)
Correct as of 18 June 2018
Samu Manoa (born March 5, 1985) is an American rugby union player who plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Manoa was described in 2014 by ESPNscrum.com as "perhaps the finest No. 8 playing the game in the northern hemisphere."[3] He retired from international rugby in 2019 with 22 caps.[4]
^"Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^"Samu MANOA, Lock". ITS Rugby. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^"The irreplaceable Samu Manoa", ESPNscrum.com, December 29, 2014.
^"Men's Eagle Samu Manoa retires from international rugby". usa rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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