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Deacon Tehanakore Manu (born 18 February 1979) is a New Zealand-born retired rugby union footballer. He played as a prop for the Scarlets in the Pro12, having signed from the Chiefs in 2006.
He was also the head coach of Hong Kong Cricket Club in the HKRFU Premiership, and is now a Physical Education teacher with Dulwich College Singapore.
Manu has international experience playing for the New Zealand Māori, having played against the British & Irish Lions during their 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He has also played for the New Zealand Universities and New Zealand Under 21s.
In the lead-up to the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Manu expressed his availability for selection to the Fijian selectors. Although he had played all of his representative rugby for New Zealand teams up to that point, Manu was eligible for Fiji through his Fijian mother. Manu made his debut for Fiji in 2009 against Scotland and captained Fiji in their game against Australia in June 2010. He later returned for the 2010 end of year tour and was handed the captaincy of the Fiji team again. He later captained the side in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He last represented Fiji on 17 November 2012 against the Ireland Wolfhounds.
In January 2020, Manu joined Dragons Rugby Club, which plays in the Junior Rugby Clubs Singapore conference, as a head coach.
In March 2020, Manu was appointed by ACS (International) to a PE maternity leave position
In August 2021, Manu was appointed a role as a coach in the Dulwich College Singapore staff.
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