Thando Manana Thando Manana is a South African former rugby union player.Playing careerAs a schoolboy Manana represented the academy team at the 1996 Craven Week tournament. He made his provincial debut for in 2000 and also played for the South African under–23 team. At the end of the 2000 season he toured with the Springboks to Argentina, Britain and Ireland. Manana did not play in any test matches but played in three tour matches for the Springboks.