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词条 Manu Vunipola
释义

  1. Career

  2. Personal life

  3. Notes

  4. External links

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place = Kolomotu'a, Tonga
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| height = 1,70 m
| weight = 82 kg
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| relatives = Feʻao Vunipola (brother)
Elisi Vunipola (brother)
Mako Vunipola and Billy Vunipola (nephews)
| occupation = Minister of Sport of Tonga[1]
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}}Manu Vunipola (born circa 1967 in Kolomotu'a,[3]) is a Tongan former rugby union player and former Tonga sevens coach. He played as scrum-half. Currently he is the Minister of Sport of Tonga.[4]

Career

Vunipola debuted for Tonga in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing only against Wales, in Palmerston North, on 29 May 1987. He also played the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing the matches against France and against Scotland, in Pretoria. His last international cap was during the match against Fiji in Nuku'alofa, on 26 June 1999.

Personal life

He is brother of the fly-half Elisi Vunipola and of the hooker Feʻao Vunipola, both Tongan internationals. He is also the uncle of Feʻao's sons, Billy and Mako Vunipola, both English internationals.[5]

Notes

1. ^Sport: Former Tongan player hopeful of hosting Wales
2. ^Sport: Tongan coach proud of 7s efforts despite setbacks
3. ^CEO Emeline Tuita's role with Tonga Rugby Union terminated Kaniva Tonga
4. ^Sport: Former Tongan player hopeful of hosting Wales
5. ^The story of the sons of two preachers from a little village 10,000 miles away in Tonga who are set to realise their dream of playing for England together

External links

  • {{ESPNscrum|10241}}
{{Tonga Squad 1987 World Cup}}{{Tonga 1993 Rugby Sevens World Cup Squad}}{{Tonga Squad 1995 World Cup}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Vunipola, Manu}}{{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub}}

5 : 1967 births|Living people|Tongan rugby union players|Rugby union scrum-halves|Tonga international rugby union players

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