Simon Mannering

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Simon Mannering
fullname = Simon Alexander Mannering

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position = Second-row / Centre
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|08|28
placeofbirth = Napier
countryofbirth = New Zealand
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year1start = 2005
year1end = present
appearances1 = 77
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points1 = 84
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Simon Mannering (born August 28, 1986) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the New Zealand Warriors. His position of choice is the second row but he can also play at centre. In 2006, he was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis international squad for the 2006 Tri Nations tournament. [cite news |title=Mannering gets Kiwi nod |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/850837 |publisher=TVNZ |date=2006-10-10 |accessdate=2007-04-11] He played in every game of the series for the Kiwis and was named Rookie of the year for the Kiwis.

Thus far he has played 77 career games for the Warriors, scoring 21 tries. Former New Zealand Warriors Captain Kevin Campion has written that Mannering may become one of New Zealands' greatest ever players.Fact|date=April 2007

He is from Napier and was educated at Nelson College.

Mannering was also one of the nominees for 2007 New Zealand Rugby League Player of the Year.

He has been named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.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]

He has been named in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656238.stm|title=Kiwis to wait on Webb and Matai|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]

References

External links

* [http://www.warriors.co.nz/page/player_simon_mannering.html Warriors profile]