Paul Okesene
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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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Paul Okesene (/oʊkəsiːni/) (14 November 1967 – 15 September 2012) was a Samoan rugby league footballer who represented both Western Samoa and American Samoa.
Background
His brother, Hitro, also played international rugby league.[citation needed]
Playing career
A
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
- ^ a b Paul O'Kesene rugbyleagueproject.org
- New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101
- ISBN 9781869693312.
- 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Former Manukau league player dies in Spain stuff.co.nz, 19 September 2012