Manase Manuokafoa

Manase Manuokafoa (born 24 March 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Tongan-Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.

Playing career

As a player who has come through every junior grade, in 2005 he came through to the NRL in the green and red of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring 2 tries in his first season.

In July 2008, Manuokafoa signed a three-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys from the 2009 season.

Manuokafoa was named in the 2008 World Cup training squads for both New Zealand and Tonga and ultimately went on to play for Tonga in the World Cup.

He joined Parramatta Eels in 2010 and made two appearances for the club before being released at the end of 2011.

He then moved to England to play in Super League with the Bradford Bulls for the 2012 season.

With Bradford being relegated to the Championship for the 2015 season, Manase signed a two-year deal with Super League side Widnes Vikings.

Bradford Bulls

2012 - 2012 Season

Manase

Manase is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa in the political district of Gagaifomauga.<ref name=test> Government of Samoa. Retrieved 28 October, 2009</ref>Situated by the sea with a white sandy beach, Manase has become a popular tourist destination since the 1990s with low budget and locally owned beach fale accommodation.

There is a petrol station with a shop at the east end of the village and another small store selling basic goods at Tanu Beach Fales. The nearest hospital is at the neighbouring village of Safotu and there's a post office and a small police station in Fagamalo, five minutes drive east.

Heading west around the coast, the next village is Safotu followed by Samauga and the Safune settlements.<ref name=test> Moon Handbooks South Pacific by David Stanley, p. 547. Retrieved 28 October, 2009</ref>Manase is 45km from the ferry terminal and township of Salelologa at the east end of the island.

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