David Manako

David Manako

Birth name	Tevita Manako
Date of birth	(1971-11-11) 11 November 1971
Place of birth	Tonga
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Waipapa () – Hikurangi () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993-1995 Auckland 32 (145) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1993 New Zealand Divisional XV 5 (25) 1995–2000 Tonga 4 (15)

Tevita Manako, also known as David Manako (born 11 November 1971) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as centre and wing.

Career

Manako started playing rugby for Northland in the National Provincial Championship, playing there between 1993 and 1995. This included appearing at wing for North Auckland against the 1993 British and Irish Lions, the first game of the Lions' 1993 New Zealand tour. His debut for Tonga was on 11 February 1995, against Japan, in Nagoya. He was also part of the Tonga 1995 Rugby World Cup squad, but he never played any match at the tournament. Manako's last cap for Tonga was on 3 June 2000, against Japan, in Tokyo. He also played for New Zealand Divisional Team in 1993 and was an All Black trialist in the same year, playing for the Possibles.

External links

• David Manako at New Zealand Rugby History
• David Manako at ESPNscrum