Viliami Sikalamu "Sika" Manu was born on 22 January 1987 and is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for Tonga and New Zealand at international level, being a member of the World Cup winning Kiwi team who beat Australia in the 2008 World Cup Final.
21 Facts About Sika Manu
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Sika Manu is cousin to the Super 15 Rugby union player from the Highlanders, Nasi Manu.
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Sika Manu is cousin to up and coming Rugby superstar David Manu, located in the Eastern Suburbs.
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Sika Manu was educated at Upper Hutt College, where he played for the school's First XV rugby team.
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Sika Manu played for the Randwick Kingfishers, Petone Panthers and the Upper Hutt Tigers in the Wellington Rugby League.
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Sika Manu was a part of the 2004 Junior Kiwi side who twice defeated the England Under 18s Academy.
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Sika Manu made his first National Rugby League for the Melbourne Storm in 2007.
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Sika Manu has since played over 50 games for the club.
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Sika Manu played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final defeat by Manly.
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Sika Manu suffered a leg injury in the Storm's 2009 Round 21 clash with the St George Illawarra Dragons, thus ending his season.
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Sika Manu was selected to play for New Zealand from the interchange bench in their loss against Australia.
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On 5 June 2012 Penrith Panthers General Manager Phil Gould announced that Sika Manu had signed a three-year deal with the Penrith club, commencing from the start of the 2013 National Rugby League season.
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Sika Manu played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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Sika Manu played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.
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Sika Manu made his New Zealand national rugby league team debut in 2008.
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Sika Manu was named in the Tongan and New Zealand training squads for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Later in the year Sika Manu represented Tonga in their unsuccessful 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.
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Sika Manu played in all 3 of Tonga's matches, scoring two tries.
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Sika Manu scored both of his tries in New Zealand's nail-biting 2 point defeat by Scotland.
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On 2 May 2015, Sika Manu captained Tonga in their 2015 Polynesian Cup test-match against Pacific rivals Samoa.
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On 17 October 2015 Sika Manu captained Tonga again this time in their Asia-Pacific Qualifier match against the Cook Islands for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.