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Dion Aiye
Personal information
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36)
Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–08 Mt Hagen Eagles
2009–10 Agmark Gurias
2011 Mt Hagen Eagles
2012–14 Agmark Gurias
2014 Papua New Guinea Hunters
2015– Whitehaven 129 46 1 0 184
Total 129 46 1 0 184
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009– Papua New Guinea 10 1 1 0 6
2009–14 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 19 February 2018

Dion Aiye (born 6 November 1987) is a Papua New Guinean

Betfred Championship.[3]

Background

Aiye was born in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

At Preston Crown Court on 9 February 2024, Aiye pleaded guilty to charges of assault by beating and harassment of his ex-partner. The assault took place in Barrow on 28 February 2021; the harassment, which involved the same victim, took place between 1 March 2021 and 5 July 2022.[4] After the conviction, the Rugby Football League charge Aiye with off-field misconduct and a disciplinary tribunal banned him for eight matches.[5]

Playing career

Aiye played for the Kumuls in the

2010 Four Nations.[3] He hails from the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea and started playing while attending Mt Hagen Secondary School. During his studies at Mt Hagen Secondary School Aiye joined the PNG school boys' rugby team and played against Australian school boys' rugby team in 2007. He then played for the Western Highlands Province provincial team, Mt Hagen Eagles, for three years. After Hagen Secondary he was selected to Kokopo Business College in Rabaul, East New Britain Province in 2009 and started playing with the Agmark Rabaul Gurias. Aiye had his first taste of senior representative football when he played for Papua New Guinea against the Fiji Batis in 2009. He played halfback for Papua New Guinea in the PM 13, Pacific Cup and in the Four Nations in 2010.[6]

He was selected for Papua New Guinea in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. In 2014 Aiye was also part of the Papua New Guinea Hunters team playing in the Queensland Cup.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ Dion Aiye rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ^ a b "Dion Aiye". RLFourNations.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ^ Jenkinson, Lucy (20 February 2024). "Whitehaven RL captain Dion Aiye admits assault and harassment charges". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Dion Aiye: Whitehaven stand off banned for eight matches for assaulting ex-partner". BBC Sport. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ PNG team for PM XIII clash Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 20 September 2012

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