| Carl Manu | |
| Full Name: | Carl Sone Manu |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight: | 213 lb |
| School: | Cashmere High School |
| Position: | Centre |
| Years1: | 2006–07 |
| Clubs1: | Parma |
| Years2: | 2007–10 |
| Clubs2: | Colorno |
| Years3: | 2010–13 |
| Clubs3: | S.S. Lazio |
| Repyears1: | 2002 |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Carl Sone Manu (born 3 April 1983) is a Samoan former rugby union international.[1]
A native of Christchurch, Manu attended Cashmere High School and played his rugby mainly as a centre.[2]
Manu made four capped appearances for Samoa as a 19-year-old in 2002, featuring in three 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, as Samoa secured a place in the tournament, then played a Test against the Springboks in Pretoria.[3]
From 2006 to 2013, Manu played his rugby in Italy, with Parma, Colorno and S.S. Lazio.[4]
Manu won back to back Anderson Medals in 2017 and 2018, for the best and fairest player in Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union's first-grade competition. He captained the Hunter Wildfires in Sydney's Shute Shield.[5]