John Manenti (born 1972) is an Australian rugby union coach. He is currently head coach of the Australian sevens team.

Career

As a rugby player, Manenti was a prop for Sydney clubs Western Suburbs and Sydney University in the 1990s. Manenti and Sydney University's former head coach

Chris Malone Christopher Malone (born 8 January 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. Malone is currently an assistant coach with the NSW Waratahs. He was previously head coach of Sydney University and the Sydne ...

are brothers-in-law. He coached the

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at the

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, where team won the bronze medal defeating 22–8 in the third place match. He was head coach at Eastwood for their three

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victories in 2011, 2014 and 2015, and also won the Australian Club Championship with Eastwood in 2015. In 2017, Manenti coached the

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in the

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, following the takeover of the franchise by the

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. 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. In 2022 he swapped roles with Walsh and became head coach of the Australian men's sevens team.

Coaching honours

---- Australia men's 7s *

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** Winner: 2021–22 Wallaroos *

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**Bronze medal: 2010 Australia women's 7s *

** Winner: 2017–18 ** Runner-up: 2020 ---- Eastwood * Australian Club Championship ** Winner: 2015 *

** Winner: 2011, 2014 and 2015

Personal life

His son

Ben Manenti Benjamin Andrew Davey Manenti (born 23 March 1997) is an Australian cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin. He has played for Tasmania, South Australia, the Sydney Sixers, and the Adelaide Strikers. He ...

is a cricketer for

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References

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