John Manenti


John Manenti is an Australian rugby union coach. He is currently head coach of the Australian women's sevens team, and is also the director of rugby at Eastwood Rugby Club in Sydney.

Career

As a rugby player, Manenti was a prop for Sydney clubs Western Suburbs and Sydney University in the 1990s. Manenti and Sydney University's former head coach Chris Malone are brothers-in-law.
He coached the Wallaroos at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England, where team won the bronze medal defeating 22–8 in the third place match. He was head coach at Eastwood for their three Shute Shield victories in 2011, 2014 and 2015, and also won the Australian Club Championship with Eastwood in 2015.
In 2017, Manenti coached the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship, following the takeover of the franchise by the Eastwood Rugby Club.
After Tim Walsh departed to coach the national men's sevens team in 2018, Manenti was appointed head coach of the Australian women's sevens team.

Personal life

His son Ben Manenti is a cricketer for Sydney Sixers.