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DeutschJohn Manenti
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John Manenti (born 30 March 1971)[1] is an Australian rugby union coach. He is currently head coach of Major League Rugby team the San Diego Legion.[2] Manenti achieved coaching success in international rugby sevens, winning the World Rugby Sevens Series twice for Australia, firstly with the women's team in 2018, and then with the men's team in 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]As a rugby player, Manenti was a prop for Sydney clubs Western Suburbs and Sydney University in the 1990s.[4] Manenti and Sydney University's former head coach Chris Malone are brothers-in-law.[5]
He coached the Wallaroos at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England, where team won the bronze medal defeating France 22–8 in the third place match.[6] He was head coach at Eastwood for their three Shute Shield victories in 2011, 2014 and 2015,[7] and also won the Australian Club Championship with Eastwood in 2015.
In 2017, Manenti coached the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship,[8] following the takeover of the franchise by the Eastwood Rugby Club. He later became the director of rugby at Eastwood.
After Tim Walsh departed to coach the national men's sevens team in 2018, Manenti was appointed head coach of the national women's sevens team.[4] In 2022 he swapped roles with Walsh and became head coach of the Australian men's sevens team.[3]
Coaching honours
[edit]Australia men's 7s
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- Winner: 2021–22
Wallaroos
- Rugby World Cup
- Bronze medal: 2010
Australia women's 7s
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- Winner: 2017–18
- Runner-up: 2020
Eastwood
- Australian Club Championship
- Winner: 2015
- Shute Shield
- Winner: 2011, 2014 and 2015
Personal life
[edit]His sons Ben Manenti and Harry Manenti are both cricketers.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/coach/john-manenti_1950182 [bare URL]
- ^ "Manenti joins San Diego Legion after Australian Sevens success". si.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Australia's rugby sevens coaches swap jobs; director leaves". AP News. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Former Eastwood premiership-winning coach John Manenti takes charge of Australian women's sevens team". news.com. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Rupert Guinness (12 September 2013). "Shute Shield grand final promises sparks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ AAP (19 July 2010). "Wallaroos out to build on sevens success". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Jamie Pandaram (17 September 2013). "Eastwood coach John Manenti rejects concerns about Shute Shield's competitiveness". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Rams rebranded: Q&A with John Manenti". Behind the Ruck. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Sixers vs Renegades 12th Match 2018/19 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".