‘We don’t forget our people’: Tonga welcome Manase Fainu into camp on day release from jail

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 27, 2026

The former Manly hooker, who has served nearly four years in prison for stabbing a Mormon church leader in 2019, is due to be released on parole on Friday and attended Tonga training wearing an ankle monitor.

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