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| Date of birth | (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Manson (born 5 July 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Highlanders and Southland. His preferred position is wing.
Early career
Manson is from Invercargill and attended Otago Boys' High School. He represented NZ Schools and the Highlanders U20s side.
Professional career
Manson has represented Southland in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in their full squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. He had previously represented Otago in 2021 and also had a spell at Utah Warriors for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. He was named in the Highlanders squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024.
References
- "Michael Manson". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "Michael Makes the Team... Again!". Otago Boys High School. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "Pacy Stags wing living out little kid's dream". The Southland Tribune. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "Michael Manson - out of the blocks on the track and the footy field". College Sport Media. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "SBS Bank Southland Stags Squad Named for 2024 Bunnings NPC". Rugby Southland. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- "Utah flyer Michael Manson named in Highlanders squad". Americas Rugby News. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- "Highlanders name squad for 2025 DHL Super Rugby competition" (Press release). Highlanders. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
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- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Otago rugby union players
- Southland rugby union players
- Utah Warriors players
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
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