{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby union player}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{infobox rugby biography | name = Simon Mannix | image = Simon Mannix 2018-09-01.jpg | caption = Simon Mannix | alt = | birth_name = Simon James Mannix | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|8|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lower Hutt, New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}} | weight = {{convert|184|lbs|kg|abbr=on}} | school = St. Patrick's College, Silverstream | university = | relatives = | occupation = | ru_currentteam = | ru_position = Fly-half | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1990–96 | years2 = 1996 | years3 = 1997–98 | years4 = 1998–2001 | clubs1 = Wellington Lions | clubs2 = Wellington Hurricanes | clubs3 = Sale Sharks | clubs4 = Gloucester | apps1 = 83 | apps2 = 5 | apps3 = 10 | apps4 = 53 | points1 = 648 | points2 = 6 | points3 = 48 | points4 = 540 | ru_clubupdate = | provinceyears1 = | province1 = | provinceapps1 = | provincepoints1 = | superyears1 = | super1 = | superapps1 = | superpoints1 = | repyears1 = 1994 | repteam1 = New Zealand | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 | ru_ntupdate = | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | coachyears1 = 2007–11 | coachyears2 = 2012–14 | coachyears3 = 2014–2019 | coachyears4 = 2019–2021 | coachyears5 = 2023-2024 | coachyears6 = 2024– | coachteams1 = Racing 92 | coachteams2 = Munster | coachteams3 = Pau | coachteams4 = Singapore | coachteams5 = Biarritz Olympique | coachteams6 = Portugal | refereeyears1 = | refereecomps1 = | refereeapps1 = }}
'''Simon James Mannix''' (born 10 August 1971 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand)<ref>[http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/player/11852.html Simon Mannix player profile] ESPN Scrum.com</ref> is a former rugby union footballer. He served as head coach of Biarritz Olympique in the French second division D2, having previously worked at Pau and as a backs coach for Munster and Racing Metro.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_7786906,00.html |title=Planet Rugby {{!}} Rugby Union Tournaments {{!}} RaboDirect PRO12 {{!}} Mannix takes charge of Munster's backs |website=www.planetrugby.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605134124/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3825_7786906,00.html |archive-date=2012-06-05}}</ref> Mannix played one test for the New Zealand national rugby union team against France in 1994. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream.
==Playing career== Mannix played for Wellington, and Wellington Hurricanes in his native New Zealand. Later in his playing career, he moved to Europe and played for Sale Sharks, Gloucester Rugby and Racing Métro 92.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/73583.html | title=French rugby in rude health | work=Scrum.com | date=29 December 2007 | access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref> He made eight appearances, including one test match, for New Zealand between 1990 and 1994.
==Coaching== Mannix was backs coach for Racing Metro from 2006 until December 2011, when he was dismissed. He was part of the management team that gained the club promotion to the Top 14 in 2009. In 2012, Mannix was appointed backs coach of Munster on a two-year contract from the 2012–13 season under head coach Rob Penney.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eveningecho.ie/2012/05/30/mannix-set-to-coach-the-munster-backs/ | title=Mannix set to coach the Munster backs | work=eveningecho.ie | date=30 May 2012 | access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> He was appointed head coach of Pau, then in the Pro D2, for the start of the 2014–2015 season. He went on to top the Pro D2 in his first season, earning the team promotion to the top 14. In 2019, Mannix was appointed coach of the Singapore rugby team on a three-year contract. He resigned in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abdul Aziz |first1=Sazali |title=Singapore rugby has potential to grow, says new coach |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-rugby-has-potential-to-grow-says-new-coach |website=The Straits Times |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=7 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby: Singapore head coach Simon Mannix quits post to return to France |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/rugby-singapore-head-coach-simon-mannix-quits-post-to-return-to-france |website=The Straits Times |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=19 July 2021}}</ref> Mannix has been coach of the Portugal national rugby union team, the Wolves, since 2024, and got the qualification for 2027 World Cup in Australia.
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