Simon Mannix

Simon Mannix

Birth name	Simon James Mannix
Date of birth	(1971-08-10) 10 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg)
School	St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–96 Wellington Lions 83 (648) 1996 Wellington Hurricanes 5 (6) 1997–98 Sale Sharks 10 (48) 1998–2001 Gloucester 53 (540) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994 New Zealand 1 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2007–11 Racing 92 2012–14 Munster 2014–2019 Pau 2019–2021 Singapore 2024– Portugal

Simon James Mannix (born 10 August 1971 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand)[1] is a former rugby union footballer who now serves as head coach of Biarritz Olympique in the French second division D2 having previously worked at Pau and as a as backs coach for Munster and Racing Metro.[2] Mannix played one test for the New Zealand national rugby union team against France in 1994. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream.

Playing career

Mannix played for Wellington, and Wellington Hurricanes in his native New Zealand. Later in his playing career, he moved to Europe and played for Sale Sharks, Gloucester Rugby and Racing Métro 92.[3] He made eight appearances, including one test match, for New Zealand between 1990 and 1994.

Coaching

Mannix was Backs coach for Racing Metro from 2006 until December 2011, when he was dismissed. He was part of the management team that gained the club promotion to the Top 14 in 2009. In 2012, Mannix was appointed backs coach of Munster on a two-year contract from the 2012–13 season under head coach Rob Penney.[4] He was appointed head coach of Pau, then in the Pro D2, for the start of the 2014–2015 season. He went on to top the Pro D2 in his first season, earning the team promotion to the Top 14. In 2019, Mannix was appointed coach of the Singapore rugby team on a three-year contract. He resigned in 2021.[5][6]

Notes

1. Simon Mannix player profile ESPN Scrum.com
2. "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | RaboDirect PRO12 | Mannix takes charge of Munster's backs". www.planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012.
3. "French rugby in rude health". Scrum.com. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
4. "Mannix set to coach the Munster backs". eveningecho.ie. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
5. Abdul Aziz, Sazali (7 November 2019). "Singapore rugby has potential to grow, says new coach". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
6. "Rugby: Singapore head coach Simon Mannix quits post to return to France". The Straits Times. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

• Simon Mannix at the All Blacks (archived)