Simon Mannering

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**Simon Mannering**
Personal information

Full name	Simon Alexander Mannering
Date of birth	August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28) (age 21)
Place of birth	Napier, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
Nickname(s)	Michael Null, Mike Zero, baaa123
Club information
Position(s)	Second Row / Centre
Current club	New Zealand Warriors
Number	11
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Wellington Orcas
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2005 -	New Zealand Warriors	62 (76)
Representative teams**
2006 -	New Zealand Kiwis	6
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 15/10/06. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 15/10/06.

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.^[1] 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 62 career games for the Warriors, scoring 19 tries. Former New Zealand Warriors Captain Kevin Campion has written that Mannering may become one of New Zealands' greatest ever players.^{[citation needed]}

He is from Motueka and was educated at Nelson College.

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

[edit] References

^ "Mannering gets Kiwi nod", TVNZ, 2006-10-10. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.

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