Jon Mannah
Encyclopedia
Jon Mannah is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer who currently plays with the Parramatta Eels
of the NRL. His position is at prop. He is the brother of Tim Mannah
, who plays his rugby for the Parramatta Eels
. Like his brother Tim, he also attended Christian Community High School and served as Vice Captain in his last year of high school during 2007. In 2011, he scored his first try in Round 3 against the Panthers. They won that game 44 - 12.
squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
tournament.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who currently plays with the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
of the NRL. His position is at prop. He is the brother of Tim Mannah
Tim Mannah
Tim Mannah is a professional rugby league footballer of Lebanese-Australian heritage currently playing for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League .-Early life:...
, who plays his rugby for the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
. Like his brother Tim, he also attended Christian Community High School and served as Vice Captain in his last year of high school during 2007. In 2011, he scored his first try in Round 3 against the Panthers. They won that game 44 - 12.
International Career
Mannah qualifies for Lebanon through heritage and was named in the LebanonLebanon national rugby league team
The Lebanon national rugby league team is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. They are nicknamed "The Cedars" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998 and has quickly became one...
squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
Of the fourteen teams that will participate in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, only two are not automatic inclusions, so must win qualifying matches to enter the tournament, which is to be held in Wales and England...
tournament.