This former NRL star was convicted for a horrific stabbing. This is what shocked him in jail

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 30, 2026

Depressed, overweight and hating rugby league, prison life could have broken Manase Fainu. On the day of his release on parole, the former NRL star opens up on how he intends to turn his life around.

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