Manaia Salavea is a Samoan rugby union player. He currently plays for French team Narbonne and the Samoan rugby union, and usually plays as a flanker. He was part of the Samoan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in two matches, he made his international debut in 2010.
Manaia Cherrington is a Maori New Zealander professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He plays at hooker and previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, Wests Tigers and the Cronulla Sharks.