{{Short description|Tongan rugby league footballer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Manase Manuokafoa |fullname = |image = MANASE_MANUOKAFOA.jpg |image_size = |position = {{rlp|PR|SR|LF}} |currentclub = Racing Club Albi |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|03|24|df=yes}}<ref name=" Superleague">{{cite web|url= http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/2643|title= Manese Manuokafoa Widnes Vikings|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref> |birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="Superleague"/> |weight = {{convert|116|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref name="Superleague"/> |club1 = South Sydney |year1start = 2005 |year1end = 08 |appearances1 = 71 |tries1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 16 |club2 = North Qld Cowboys |year2start = 2009 |year2end = 10 |appearances2 = 16 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |club3 = Parramatta Eels |year3start = 2010 |year3end = 11 |appearances3 = 2 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 0 |club4 = Bradford Bulls |year4start = 2012 |year4end = 14 |appearances4 = 76 |tries4 = 3 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 12 |club5 = Widnes Vikings |year5start = 2015 |year5end = 17 |appearances5 = 74 |tries5 = 4 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 16 |club6 = Racing Club Albi XIII |year6start = 2017 |year6end = 18 |appearances6 = 19 |tries6 = 2 |goals6 = 0 |fieldgoals6 = 0 |points6 = 8 |teamA = Tonga |yearAstart = 2005 |yearAend = 08 |appearancesA = 4 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Manase-Manuokafoa/ loverugbyleague]</ref><ref>[http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_11182.html itsrugby]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Manase_Manuokafoa/summary.html RLP]</ref> |updated = 24 February 2018 }}
'''Manase Manuokafoa''' (born 24 March 1985) is a former Tongan international rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|pr}} for RC Albi XIII in the Elite One Championship.
==Background== He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
==Playing career== As a Mascot Jets junior who has come through every South Sydney representative junior grades, in 2005 he came through to the NRL in the green and red of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring two tries in his first season.
The following year, Manuokafoa played 19 games as the club finished last on the table. In the 2007 NRL season, he was part of the South Sydney team which reached the finals for the first time since 1989. Manuokafoa played in the club's elimination final loss against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/rugby-league27s-greatest-drought-breakers/5781544/|title=NRL Grand Final: South Sydney Rabbitohs looking to join rugby league's greatest drought breakers|newspaper=ABC News|date=October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/the-worst-teams-in-nrl-history-newcastle-knights-rugby-league-wooden-spoon-parramatta-eels-salary-cap-semi-radradra-kieran-foran/1k2c6o18od8431jen234fqd91u/4/|title=The worst teams in NRL history|website=Sporting News|date=28 June 2016|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211141048/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/the-worst-teams-in-nrl-history-newcastle-knights-rugby-league-wooden-spoon-parramatta-eels-salary-cap-semi-radradra-kieran-foran/1k2c6o18od8431jen234fqd91u/4/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In July 2008, Manuokafoa signed a three-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys from the 2009 NRL season.<ref name="2009 NRL Player Movements">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/ |title=2009 NRL Player Movements |publisher=NRL Live |date=2008-10-04 |access-date=2008-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005172545/http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/ |archive-date=5 October 2008 }}</ref>
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.<ref name="Tug-of-war over Mason">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref><ref name="Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|access-date=2008-10-09}}</ref><ref name="Kiwis select Sonny Bill">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html|title=Kiwis select Sonny Bill|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-08|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref>
He joined the Parramatta Eels in 2010 and made two appearances for the club before being released at the end of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/06/24/148771_cowboys.html |title=Tate signs with Cowboys | Townsville Bulletin Sport - Cowboys |accessdate=2012-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120919055202/http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/06/24/148771_cowboys.html |archivedate=19 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
He then moved to England to play in the Super League with the Bradford side for the 2012 season.
With the Bradford club being relegated to the Championship for the 2015 season, Manase signed a two-year deal with Super League side the Widnes Vikings.
==Bradford Bulls== '''2012''' - 2012 Season
Manuokafoa missed the entire pre-season games as a result of a rupture cruciate ligament before the friendly against Castleford.
He missed Rounds 1-4 due to an injury. He featured in 23 consecutive games from Round 5 (Warrington) to Round 27 (Catalans Dragons). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington. Manuokafoa scored against Widnes (1 try) and London Broncos (1 try).
'''2013''' - 2013 Season
Manuokafoa signed a two-year extension to his contract in the off-season. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Dewsbury and Leeds. He scored against Dewsbury (1 try).
He featured in fourteen consecutive games from Round 1 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 14 (Leeds). He was injured for Rounds 15-18. Manuokafoa played in Round 19 (Widnes) to Round 27 (Huddersfield). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale. He was injured for Round 5 of the Challenge Cup.
'''2014''' - 2014 Season
Manuokafoa featured in the pre-season friendlies against Hull FC, Dewsbury and Castleford.
Manase featured in Round 1 Castleford to Round 10 (Wigan) then in Round 14 (Catalans Dragons) to Round 27 (London Broncos). He also featured in Round 4 (Oldham R.L.F.C.) to the Quarter Final (Warrington) in the Challenge Cup. He scored against London Broncos (1 try).
==Widnes Vikings==
'''2015'''
Manuokafoa featured in Round 1 (Wigan) to Round 4 (Huddersfield). Then in Round 6 (Hull Kingston Rovers) to Qualifier 7 (Leigh). He played in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Batley) to the Quarter Final (St Helens R.F.C.).
'''2016'''
Manuokafoa featured in Round 1 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) to Round 9 (Catalans Dragons) then in Round 11 (Salford) to Round 12 (Warrington). Manase played in the Challenge Cup in Round 5 (Rochdale).
==Statistics==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- bgcolor=#bdb76b ! Season !! Appearance !! Tries !! Goals !! F/G !! Points |- |2012 Bradford Bulls||25||2||0||0||8 |- |2013 Bradford Bulls||24||0||0||0||0 |- |2014 Bradford Bulls||27||1||0||0||4 |- |2015 Widnes Vikings||31||3||0||0||12 |- |2016 Widnes Vikings||12||1||0||0||4 |- |'''Total'''||''119''||''7''||''0''||''0''||'''28''' |- |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
{{Tonga 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manuokafoa, Manase}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Australian people of Tongan descent Category:Sportspeople of Tongan descent Category:Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Bradford Bulls players Category:North Queensland Cowboys players Category:North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Category:Northern Pride RLFC players Category:Parramatta Eels players Category:Racing Club Albi XIII players Category:Rugby league players from Sydney Category:Rugby league props Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players Category:Tonga national rugby league team players Category:Tongan rugby league players Category:Wentworthville Magpies players Category:Widnes Vikings players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen