Manu Moreno
Manuel Moreno is a Spanish rugby sevens player who plays for the Spanish national rugby sevens team.
Early life
He was brought up in Seville, and played numerous sports as a youngster including tennis, karate and football. He tried rugby union after his older brother Gabi played rugby for Ciencias and had earned a High Performance scholarship after finishing second with his team in the Spanish Championship.Career
He began playing rugby union for Ciencias Sevilla CR in Seville. He was subsequently called-up to join the Spain national rugby sevens team in the summer of 2020.He scored the opening try as Spain beat New Zealand at the South Africa Sevens in Cape Town in December 2022. In May 2023, Moreno was chosen among the 14 best rugby sevens players at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse. He played for Spain at the 2023 European Games.
In May 2025, he was in the Dream Team of the Year for the 2024-25 SVNS.