Des Maea
Personal information
Born (1969-03-22) 22 March 1969 (age 54)[1]
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–92 Sheffield Eagles
1994 Counties Manukau 21 9 0 0 36
1995–96 Hunslet Hawks
Total 21 9 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Western Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

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

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. London: Headline. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
  2. ^ Des Maea rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.106
  4. ^ Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN 1-86950-154-3 p.85.
  5. ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.128
  6. ^ Sevens match details Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine The Vault
  7. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.89

External links

Western Samoa squad – 1995 Rugby League World Cup
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