Paul Okesene (/oʊkəsiːni/) (14 November 1967 – 15 September 2012) was a Samoan rugby league footballer who represented both Western Samoa and American Samoa.
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| Born | 14 November 1967 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 September 2012 (aged 44) France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
His brother, Hitro, also played international rugby league.[citation needed]
Playing career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b 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 (15 September 2012). "Rugby : le chauffeur des l'Usap décède - Europe1.fr - Multisports". Europe1.fr. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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