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Maika Felise is a Samoan former professional
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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He represented
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
in the 2000 World Cup.


Playing career

Felise played for Wainuiomata Lions in the
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competition, representing the Lions at the 1993
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. In 1994 he won the Colin O'Neil Trophy as the best and fairest player in the competition.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',
New Zealand Rugby Football League The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. SPARC, 2009: 13 The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.Coffey and Wood '' ...
, 1994. p.p.187-193
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
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side.


Representative career

Felise made his debut for
Western Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabit ...
when he was called up to the Samoan squad during their 1994 tour of New Zealand as injury cover.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',
New Zealand Rugby Football League The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. SPARC, 2009: 13 The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.Coffey and Wood '' ...
, 1994. p.50
He was named in the Samoa squad for the
2000 Rugby League World Cup The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth Rugby League World Cup, World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams, held between 28 October and 25 November and hosted between the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and France. ...
but did not play a game.


Later years

Felise represented Samoa in
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at the
2007 South Pacific Games The 13th South Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 2007, were held from 25 August to 8 September 2007 in Apia, Samoa. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi ...
.Samoa's Maika Felise Advances to Semi Final
''2007 South Pacific Games''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Felise, Maika Living people Samoan rugby league players Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan emigrants to New Zealand Samoan surfers Wainuiomata Lions players Year of birth missing (living people)