Don Mann

Don Mann is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1972 World Cup. Mann played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for both Glenora and Ponsonby United. In 1972, while playing for Ponsonby, Mann won the Hyland Memorial Cup as best coach in the Fox Memorial and in 1973 he won the Rothville Trophy as player of the year. He represented Auckland and between 1971 and 1974 he played in Four Test matches for the New Zealand Kiwis. This included the 1972 World Cup. Mann is from a big rugby league family. One of his sons, Duane, represented both Tonga and New Zealand while another, Don Jr, is the New Zealand Warriors operations manager. Two of his nephews, George and Esau, also played international rugby league.