Manu Maniapoto, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Manu Maniapoto

New Zealand rugby union player (1935-2017)

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1935

Date of Death: 24-Jan-2017

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Manukapua "Manu" Maniapoto (29 June 1935 – 24 January 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
A lock, Maniapoto represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, playing 107 times for the province between 1960 and 1968, scoring 10 tries and kicking one conversion.
He was the first player to reach 100 games for Bay of Plenty.
Of Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Pikiao and Tuhourangi descent, Maniapoto was a member of the New Zealand Maori side from 1960 to 1966, and played for both Tai Rawhiti (1963–1965) and Northern (1967) in the Prince of Wales Cup.Born at Mokai, north of Taupo, on 29 June 1935, Maniapoto was the fourth son of Hema Maniapoto and Mamaeroa Maniapoto (née Hamiora), and the uncle of singer Moana Maniapoto.
He died in Rotorua on 24 January 2017, and his tangihanga was held at Waitetoko Marae at Te Rangiita, on the shores of Lake Taupo.