Jeremy G. Manning (born 11 September 1985 in Blenheim,

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) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays for

Abu Dhabi Harlequins Abu Dhabi Harlequins is a rugby union and rugby league team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. They currently play in the UAE Premiership. The team was founded as the Abu Dhabi RUFC in 1970. The 'Quins' were recently crowned UAE Premiership Champions ...

. He qualified to play for

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during the 2008–09 season and has represented Ireland Students.

Munster

Manning planned to sign with North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup for the 2008–09 season, but instead secured a new deal with

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

. Munster confirmed that he would leave the club and join Newcastle Falcons on 19 May 2010. While at Munster, he won the

2005–06 Heineken Cup The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005. Munster won the tournament, beating Biarritz ...

. He also featured in the Munster 'A' side that reached the

British and Irish Cup The British and Irish Cup was an annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs and the reserves or developing teams from professional clubs from Great Britain and Ireland. It took place for the first time in the 2009 ...

Final in May 2010, before signing for Newcastle Falcons that summer.

Newcastle

Just a few months after joining the club, Manning signed a two-year contract extension with Newcastle in December 2010.

Abu Dhabi Harlequins

His contract was not renewed after 2012 and Manning moved to

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United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, where he signed with the

and issued the following statement: "I'm looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life and being part of a great rugby club like Abu Dhabi Harlequins is an amazing bonus"

Honours and awards

After the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, Manning was awarded the

Officer of the Order of Fiji The Order of Fiji is the highest honour of the Fijian honours system. Established 1 March 1995, the order is presented for achievement and merit to Fiji and mankind as a whole. The order is divided into a general division and military division, ...

References

External links

Munster profileNewcastle Falcons profileercrugby.com profile
1985 births Living people Irish rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Munster Rugby players Cork Constitution players Newcastle Falcons players New Zealand people of Irish descent Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub