Thando Manana

{{short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| birth_name = Thando Desmond Manana

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| birth_place = Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|16|df=y}}

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| height = 1.90m

| weight = 98kg

| ru_position = Loose forward

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| ru_province1 = {{rut|Griquas}}

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| ru_provinceyears1 = 2000–01

| ru_provinceyears2 = 2002

| ru_provinceapps1 = 27

| ru_provinceapps2 = 2

| ru_provincepoints1 = 30

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| super1 = {{rut|Bulls}}

| superyears1 = 2001

| superapps1 = 6

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| repteam1 = South Africa

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| school = Chapman High School, Port Elizabeth

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Thando Manana (born 16 October 1977) is a South African former rugby union player.{{Cite book|title=Who's who of South African rugby 2001|last=Schoeman|first=Chris|date=2001|publisher=Who's Who of SA Rugby|isbn=0620261889|edition= 6th|location=Cape Town|pages=127|oclc=}}{{Cite web|last=Xabanisa|first=Simnikiwe|title=Thando Manana living and playing on his own terms|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/thando-manana-living-and-playing-on-his-own-terms-20170723-2|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Sport|language=en}}