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Ex-NRL player fails to overturn stabbing conviction

A court has upheld that former Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu stabbed another man in the back during a brawl in Sydney's west in 2019.

AAP · Oct 6, 2023

Ex-NRL star Fainu appeals verdict after stabbing

Former Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has appealed what he says is an "unreasonable" verdict finding him guilty over a stabbing at a Mormon church.

AAP · May 25, 2023

Former NRL star Fainu jailed for stabbing

Former Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has been jailed after being convicted of stabbing a church youth leader during a violent brawl.

AAP · Dec 2, 2022

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'Unmatched breach of confidentiality': RLPA boss Clint Newton slams handling of Knights' drug tests

Let's be honest, there is nothing random about how the [drug-testing] policy has been applied in this case.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Will we find out the results of Knights stars' drug tests? NRL CEO has his say

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo defended the integrity unit's decision to investigate.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 17, 2022

NRL policy to keep Knights' tests in house

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has backed the NRL integrity unit decision to investigate Newcastle's toilet cubicle drama involving Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann.

AAP · Aug 17, 2022

NRL player in custody pending sentence

Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has lost a last bid for freedom after being found guilty of stabbing a church leader at a Mormon event in October 2019.

AAP · Aug 15, 2022

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Manly support Fainu after guilty verdict

Manly coach Des Hasler and CEO Tony Mestrov have reiterated their support for hooker Manase Fainu, who was found guilty for a 2019 stabbing on Thursday.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

Sea Eagle Fainu's NRL career in jeopardy

Manase Fainu's NRL career is in disarray after being found guilty of a stabbing in 2019.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Manly NRL player found guilty of stabbing

Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has been found guilty of stabbing a church youth leader in a brawl despite telling a jury he was not the culprit.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

NRL player accused 'unimpressive witness'

Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu ended a violent brawl by stabbing a church youth leader in the back with such force he punctured his lung, a jury was told.

AAP · Aug 9, 2022

NRL player tells jury he wasn't stabber

Many Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu, giving evidence at his trial, has told a jury he did not bring a knife to a Sydney church dance and denies the stabbing.

AAP · Aug 8, 2022

Possible name mix-up in NRL player's trial

A jury has heard that Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu may not have signed into a church event where a man was stabbed but that someone called Finau did.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

NRL player's trial told of church knifing

A witness has described in the trial of Manly hooker Manase Fainu the moment a man was stabbed outside a Mormon church event in Sydney.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022

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AAP · Aug 1, 2022

Sling tied NRL star to knifing, trial told

A witness has doubled down on his testimony that he watched Manly hooker Manase Fainu plunge a knife into his friend outside a Sydney church dance.

AAP · Jul 28, 2022

Witness says he saw NRL player stab man

A witness has told a jury he saw an angry-looking Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu stab a youth leader in a Mormon Church car park.

AAP · Jul 27, 2022

NRL player's alleged victim describes stab

The man who Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu is accused of stabbing has told a court he didn't see who stabbed him during a melee outside a Mormon church.

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