Lance Manga
| Date of birth | July 20, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Philadelphia, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Woodrow Wilson High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lance Manga (born July 20, 1956) is an American former international rugby union player.
Born in Philadelphia, Manga attended Woodrow Wilson High School (since renamed as Eastside High School) in Camden, New Jersey, before getting his start in rugby in 1977 with the South Jersey club. He had a season in Wales with Pontypridd in 1983/84.[1][2]
Manga, a prop, competed on the U.S. national team from 1986 to 1992, gaining eight caps. He was a member of the side at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, where he played against the All Blacks and faced host nation England at Twickenham.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby is alive in South Jersey". Courier-Post. May 5, 1986.
- ^ "Hilltop welder in serious bid for berth on U.S. rugby team". Courier-Post. February 19, 1985.
- ^ "His rugby prowess puts him on U.S. team, in World Cup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 11, 1991.
- ^ "Dirt-Trackers Fail To Force The Pace". Bristol Evening Post. October 12, 1991.
External links
[edit]- Lance Manga at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from New Jersey
- Rugby union props
- Pontypridd RFC players
- Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey
- American expatriate rugby union players in Wales
- 1991 Rugby World Cup players
- Eastside High School (Camden, New Jersey) alumni