Makali P. Aizue (born 1977) is a Papua New Guinean former professional
rugby league
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footballer who last played as a for
Doncaster
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in
Kingstone Press League 1.
Personal life
Aizue was born in
Goroka
Goroka is the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is a town of approximately 19,000 people (2000), above sea level. It has an airport (in the centre of town) and is on the " Highlands Highway", about from Lae in Mor ...
,
Eastern Highlands Province
Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km2, and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary w ...
, Papua New Guinea.
Club career
Goroka Lahanis
Aizue started playing for the
Goroka Lahanis from 1998 to 2001.
Hull Kingston Rovers
Aizue joined
Hull Kingston Rovers
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in 2004 after leaving the Lahanis. He played for 43 games over 4 years.
Halifax RLFC
Aizue went to Halifax in 2011 and became the first prop choice for the club. He left the club in September 2012.
Dewsbury Rams RLFC
Aizue joined
Dewsbury Rams
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History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athl ...
in 2013 till the end of 2015.
Doncaster RLFC
Aizue has signed for
Doncaster
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for the 2016 season.
Representative career
Papua New Guinea
Aizue was selected in the
PNG training squad and eventually for the
PNG squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
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.
He played for Papua New Guinea in the
2010 Four Nations
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...
tournament.
References
External links
Red-carded Aizue banned and fined
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aizue, Makali
1977 births
Living people
20th-century Papua New Guinean sportsmen
21st-century Papua New Guinean sportsmen
Dewsbury Rams players
Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
Goroka Lahanis players
Halifax Panthers players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Lae Bombers players
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
Papua New Guinean expatriate rugby league players in England
Papua New Guinean expatriate rugby league players
Papua New Guinean rugby league players
Rugby league players from the Eastern Highlands Province
Rugby league props