Saints suffer blow as Manoa misses Sale and Leicester clashes due to USA call-up

Samu Manoa will miss Saints’ Aviva Premiership showdown with Leicester Tigers on March 29 due to international commitments.
By Tom Vickers
Published 18th Mar 2014, 10:46 BST
BIG BLOW - Samu Manoa, pictured here scoring his try in Sunday's LV= Cup Final defeat at Exeter, will miss the next two Saints matches as he is away on international duty with the USA (Picture: Linda Dawson)BIG BLOW - Samu Manoa, pictured here scoring his try in Sunday's LV= Cup Final defeat at Exeter, will miss the next two Saints matches as he is away on international duty with the USA (Picture: Linda Dawson)
BIG BLOW - Samu Manoa, pictured here scoring his try in Sunday's LV= Cup Final defeat at Exeter, will miss the next two Saints matches as he is away on international duty with the USA (Picture: Linda Dawson)

The reigning player of the season will also miss Saturday’s clash with Sale Sharks as he represents USA in the two-legged IRB World Cup 2015 qualifier against Uruguay.

Cam Dolan has also joined up with the national squad, who face a first leg in Montevideo this weekend before returning to Georgia for the second game a week later.

Other Premiership clubs have also lost men to the tie, with Leicester’s Blaine Scully also in the squad, along with Saracens trio Chris Wyles, Hayden Smith and Titi Lamositele.

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