Manoa Thompson

Manoa Thompson

Personal information
Born	June 11, 1968 (1968-06-11) (age 43)
Playing information
Height	188cm
Weight	95 kg
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1987–1993	South Sydney	61	29	0	2	118
1994	Western Suburbs	7	0	0	0	0
1995	Auckland Warriors	7	0	0	0	0
1995–1996	Warrington Wolves
2000	AS Carcassonne
	Total	75	29	0	2	118
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1996	Fiji
Source: RLP

Manoa Thompson is a former professional rugby league player who represented Fiji. He is the father of Jarryd Hayne.

Playing career

Thompson started his career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing 61 first grade games for the club between 1987 and 1993. He spent 1994 with the Western Suburbs Magpies, playing in only seven matches. In 1995 he was part of the inaugural squad for the new Auckland Warriors franchise. However he again only played in seven matches and was not retained for the 1996 season.

In November 1995 Thompson signed with English club Warrington.^[1]

He later played for French sides; AS Saint Estève and AS Carcassonne.^[2]

Representative career

Thompson represented Fiji in 1996.

Later years

Thompson is the father of NSW, Fiji and Australian representative Jarryd Hayne. Currently, he works as a delivery driver.^[3] He is still involved in rugby league, sitting on the Australian Fiji rugby league board^[4] and helping to coach that organisations youth sides.^[5]

References

1. ^ Tongans head for Warrington The Independent, 28 November 1995
2. ^ RL: Thompson joins Carcassonne AAP, July 28, 2000
3. ^ Jarryd steady and ready The Daily Telegraph, May 19, 2007
4. ^ Board Members ARFL
5. ^ Australian Fijians win NSWRL U/16's Development Cup rleague.com, 17 October 2008

External links

• South Sydney Profile

Persondata
Name	Thompson, Manoa
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Date of birth	1968-06-11
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