Joe Mano | |
Full Name: | Joseph Saitia Mano |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1995 |
Birth Place: | Hawaii, U.S. |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
Weight: | 200 lb |
Position: | Wing |
Years1: | 2021– |
Clubs1: | Utah Warriors |
Repyears1: | 2023– |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 20 |
Joseph Saitia Mano (born July 2, 1995) is a professional rugby union player from American Samoa.[1]
Born in Hawaii, Mano was named after his elder brother, who died of cancer shortly after Mano's birth.[2] He was brought up in the village of Lauliʻi in American Samoa and attended Fa’asaō Marist High School.[3]
Mano, a winger, represented American Samoa in rugby sevens qualifying matches for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[4] He has played Major League Rugby for the Utah Warriors since 2021. His 14 tries for Utah in the 2023 season was matched only by New England's Paula Balekana.[5] In 2023, Mano scored a hat-trick on debut for the United States against Brazil in Villajoyosa, Spain, becoming the first Eagles debutant to achieve the feat in the professional era.[2]