Paul Okesene
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1967 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Died | 15 September 2012 (aged 44) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Manukau Magpies | ||||||
| 1988–1989 | Sheffield Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1994 | Counties Manukau | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1986–1991 | Auckland | |||||
| 1986 | Western Samoa | |||||
| 1992 | American Samoa | |||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Paul Okesene (14 November 1967 – 15 September 2012) was a Samoan rugby league player who represented both Western Samoa and American Samoa. His brother, Hitro, also played international rugby league.
Playing career
A Manukau Magpies junior in the Auckland Rugby League competition,[2] Paul Okesene played for Western Samoa in 1986, at the Pacific Cup. He spent the 1988/89 season with the Sheffield Eagles.[1]
In 1992, he again played in the Pacific Cup, this time for American Samoa.[3]
In 1994, Paul Okesene played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup. He left the club at the end of the year, signing to play in France.[4]
Later years
Paul died 15 September 2012 due to a heart attack.[5] At the time of his death, he was working as a bus driver for French rugby union club USA Perpignan.[6]
References
- 1 2 Paul O'Kesene rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101
- ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 276–279. ISBN 9781869693312.
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.106
- ↑ Par europe1.fr avec AFP. "Rugby : le chauffeur des l'Usap décède - Europe1.fr - Multisports". Europe1.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ↑ Former Manukau league player dies in Spain stuff.co.nz, 19 September 2012