Maika Felise
Encyclopedia
Maika Felise is a Samoa
n rugby league
player who represented his country
in the 2000 World Cup
.
in the Wellington Rugby League
competition, representing the Lions at the 1993 Rugby League World Sevens
.
In 1994 he won the Colin O'Neil Trophy as the best and fairest player in the competition.
In 2000 Felise played for Beacon Hill Bears in the Manly Warringhah A grade competition.
In 2004 he was named in the Manly A Grade representative team that played a touring British Amateur Rugby League Association
side.
when he was called up to the Samoan squad during their 1994 tour of New Zealand as injury cover.
He was named in the Samoa squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup
but did not play a game.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who represented his country
Samoa national rugby league team
-Notable Players & Coaches:* John Ackland * Steve Kaiser Coach 1990 - 1994* Steve Kaiser 1986* Afi Ah Koui 1986* Andrew Ah Koui 1986* George Apelu 1986* Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995* Wing Afoa 1990 - 1994* Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006...
in the 2000 World Cup
2000 Rugby League World Cup
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...
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Playing career
Felise played for Wainuiomata LionsWainuiomata Lions
The Wainuiomata Lions are a New Zealand rugby league club based in Wainuiomata, Wellington. They compete in the Wellington Rugby League competition.-Noted Players:...
in the Wellington Rugby League
Wellington Rugby League
Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellington rugby league team.- Local Senior Competition :The...
competition, representing the Lions at the 1993 Rugby League World Sevens
Rugby League World Sevens
The Rugby League World Sevens, usually referred to as the World Sevens and sometimes as the World Cup Sevens, were a pre-season rugby league sevens tournament made up over the years primarily of New South Wales Rugby League , Australian Rugby League and mostly recently National Rugby League ...
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In 1994 he won the Colin O'Neil Trophy as the best and fairest player in the competition.
In 2000 Felise played for Beacon Hill Bears in the Manly Warringhah A grade competition.
In 2004 he was named in the Manly A Grade representative team that played a touring British Amateur Rugby League Association
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
side.
Representative career
Felise made his debut for Western SamoaSamoa national rugby league team
-Notable Players & Coaches:* John Ackland * Steve Kaiser Coach 1990 - 1994* Steve Kaiser 1986* Afi Ah Koui 1986* Andrew Ah Koui 1986* George Apelu 1986* Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995* Wing Afoa 1990 - 1994* Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006...
when he was called up to the Samoan squad during their 1994 tour of New Zealand as injury cover.
He was named in the Samoa squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup
2000 Rugby League World Cup
The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...
but did not play a game.