Des Maea
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Des Maea (born 22 March 1969) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer.
He played for the Sheffield Eagles in 1993 and in 1994 returned to New Zealand to play for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup where he played in 21 matches, scoring 9 tries for the club.[3][4] He played for the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[5]
Des Maea was a Samoan international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was in the Auckland Warriors squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Sevens but never played a first grade game for the club.[6] He played 15 Lion Red Cup games for their Colts team in 1995.[7] He also played for the Hunslet Hawks between 1995 and 1996.
References
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. London: Headline. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
- ^ Des Maea rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.106
- ^ Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN 1-86950-154-3 p.85.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.128
- ^ Sevens match details Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine The Vault
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.89
External links
- World Cup 1995 details
- Profile at Rugby League Project
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Counties Manukau rugby league team players
- Sheffield Eagles (1984) players
- Hunslet Hawks players
- Mangere East Hawks players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Otahuhu Leopards players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in England
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom