Russell Manning | |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1945 |
Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
School: | Brisbane Boys' College |
University: | University of Queensland |
Position: | Fullback |
Repyears1: | 1967 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Russell Charles Sylvester Manning (born 10 January 1945) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]
Manning was born in Brisbane and attended Brisbane Boys' College. As a schoolboy, he was a 1st XI cricket and 1st XV rugby team member, then played first-grade in both sports while studying law at the University of Queensland.[2]
A fullback, Manning was capped once for the Wallabies, against the All Blacks at Wellington's Athletic Park in the only Test of the 1967 tour.[3] He retired a season later to concentrate on a legal career.[2]