Career
He represented the Highlanders and Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and Company-captained ( along with Ben Smith) the Highlanders to the 2015 Super Rugby title in his last game before heading to Scotland"s capital to continue his career for Edinburgh. He plays at Flanker or number 8. School boy rugby
While at Christchurch Boys" High School, Manu appeared alongside All Blacks Matt Todd, Colin Slade and Owen Franks as well as former Crusader Tim Bateman.
Provincial Rugby
Manu made his debut for Canterbury in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup scoring a try on his debut against Counties Manukau at Mountain.
Smart Stadium in Auckland. Super Rugby
Manu earned a Crusaders contract for the 2008 Super 14 season at the age of just 19, and emerged as a regular performer for the club, making 12 appearances and two starts as the Crusaders rampaged to the Super 14 title.
In 2009, however, Manu was unable to build on the success of his freshman campaign, and was limited to only four appearances and one start. Looking for more playing time, Manu shifted to the Highlanders for the 2010 Super 14 season.
However, his season ended up being a total write-off as, after winning the starting job at number 8 in the preseason, he suffered a knee injury early in the season-opening contest against the Crusaders and was ruled out for the remainder of the competition.
In 2011, Manu managed to stay healthy and put in an excellent campaign, starting every match at number eight for the Highlanders. Manu suffered a foot injury in the opening game of the 2013 Super Rugby season and was ruled out for the rest of the year. Healthy again for 2014, he was named co-captain of the Highlanders alongside Ben Smith.
International Play
He also was part of the New Zealand Secondary Schools in 2005 and 2006.
Manu is the nephew of the former Auckland and Wallaby loose forward Daniel Manu and is the cousin of David Manu and Sika Manu of the Melbourne Storm. 2007 Canterbury Junior Sports Person of the Year, Hadlee Awards.