Manu 'The Beast' Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname of "The Beast", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who was both a Tong and New Zealand international representative wing. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Vatuvei was a member of the New Zealand national team that won the 2008 World Cup. He became the Warriors' top try scorer, and became the first player in NRL history to score at least 10 tries in 10 consecutive seasons.
Vatuvei announced his well rumoured retirement on social media on 15 July 2019; explaining the delay in his decision was due to being unable to accept that his time was up.