Falanisi Manukia
Date of birth1972 (age 5051)[1]
Place of birthTonga
SchoolKelston Boys' High School[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team --
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
199?-199? Kelston Boys' HS ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
199?-199? Auckland[3][4][5] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993-1995 Tonga 7 (15)

Falanisi Manukia, known also as Francis Manukia, (born in 1972) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half.

Career

Manukia debuted for Tonga on 4 July 1993, playing against Australia in Brisbane He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad, however, Manukia did not play any match in the tournament as a result of a hamstring injury, with Elisi Vunipola taking the role as Tonga's regular fly-half. His last international cap was against Japan, in Tokyo on 19 February 1995.[6]

References

  1. "Rugby World Cup 1995" (PDF). El Monte Rugby. 1995. p. 5. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. "NZS 1989". College Sport Media.
  3. "Tricolores wary of Tonga test". The Independent.
  4. "More records for Hastings". The Independent.
  5. "Tonga rattle French until sending-off". The Independent.
  6. "Falanisi Manukia". ESPN scrum.


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