James McManus (rugby league)
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James McManus (born 15 January 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League as a winger.
Background
McManus was born in
Professional playing career
McManus played for the Knights in the
3 years after McManus' début in representative football, he returned to the representative arena, being selected for
On 3 May 2015, McManus played for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City in the 2015 City vs Country Origin.[9] He scored a try.
After suffering a concussion in Round 20 of the 2015 season, McManus was sidelined for the rest of the year and it was speculated that he would be forced to retire.[10] On 2 February 2016, it was announced that he would sit out the 2016 season and work through his options.[11] He officially announced his retirement from rugby league on 10 August 2016.[12]
He was eligible to play for the
References
- ^ "James McManus – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph | We're for Sydney". Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ a b "McManus Hits The Big Time Down Under". Scottish Rugby League. 10 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007.
- ^ Booth, Doug. "james mcmanus shattered to miss big charge". NT News.
- ^ Toohey, Barry (30 May 2009). "Scottish highland boy is true Blue". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Australia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "McManus signs on for three more". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20131219135731/http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/newsdisplay/McManus-hoping-to-make-the-most-of-Country-selection/53392. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Representative Round team lists". National Rugby League. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Dillon, Robert (9 October 2015). "McManus facing tough call as concussion takes toll | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "McManus sidelined indefinitely – Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "McManus calls fulltime on career". Zero Tackle. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2016 Newcastle Knights profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) NRL stats