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{{short description|Tonga international rugby league footballer}}
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| name = Saia Makisi
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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|26}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Lower Hutt]], [[New Zealand]]
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| weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| position = {{rlp|SR|CE|WG}}
| club1 = [[Cronulla Sharks]]
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| rl_proclubs =[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
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| rl_nationalyears = 2002-06
| club3 = {{nowrap|[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]}}
| rl_nationalteam =[[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]
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| club4 = [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
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| points4 = 44
| club5 = [[AS Carcassonne]]
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| club6 = {{nowrap|[[Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII]]}}
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| teamA = [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]
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| updated = 10 January 2021
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'''Saia Makisi''' (born 26 November 1981) is a [[Tonga]]n [[rugby league]] player. Saia plays centre and can also play wing or second row. He stands {{height|m=1.92}} tall and weighs {{convert|110|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}.
'''Saia Makisi''' (born 26 November 1981) is a [[Tonga]]n [[rugby league]] footballer who plays for [[Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII]] in the [[Elite Two Championship]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Saia has represented [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] in eight International games between 2002 and 2006 and scored a try against [[Cumbria]] in 2006.<ref>[http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/no-whitehaven-return-for-saia-makisi-1.730111?referrerPath=sports No Whitehaven return for Saia Makisi] ''The Whitehaven News'', 7 July 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/haven-hopeful-on-return-for-makisi-1.541491?referrerPath=haven_2_1964 Haven hopeful on return for Makisi] ''News & Star'', 15 April 2009</ref>
Saia has represented [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] in six International games between 2002 and 2006 and scored a try against [[Cumbria]] in 2006.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130505131335/http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/no-whitehaven-return-for-saia-makisi-1.730111?referrerPath=sports No Whitehaven return for Saia Makisi] ''The Whitehaven News'', 7 July 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/haven-hopeful-on-return-for-makisi-1.541491?referrerPath=haven_2_1964 Haven hopeful on return for Makisi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012344/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/haven-hopeful-on-return-for-makisi-1.541491?referrerPath=haven_2_1964 |date=22 March 2012 }} ''News & Star'', 15 April 2009</ref>


Saia played for the [[New Zealand Residents]] sevens Team in the [[Rugby League World Sevens|World Sevens]] competition in Australia in 2004 and was immediately signed up by [[Cronulla Sharks]].
Saia played for the [[New Zealand Residents]] sevens Team in the [[Rugby League World Sevens|World Sevens]] competition in Australia in 2004 and was immediately signed up by [[Cronulla Sharks]].
He played for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] in the 2005 and 2006 [[NSWRL Premier League]] before signing for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] in the [[NSWRL Premier League]] and the Chester Hill Rhinos in the 2007 [[Jim Beam Cup]].<ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/player/m/makisi_saia/index.php Saia Makisi] ''rleague.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=27724 CHESTER HILL EDGE OUT THE ENTRANCE IN JIM BEAM CUP THRILLER] ''rleague.com'', 3 April 2007</ref>
He played for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] in the 2005 and 2006 [[NSWRL Premier League]] before signing for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] in the [[NSWRL Premier League]] and the Chester Hill Rhinos in the 2007 [[Jim Beam Cup]].<ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/player/m/makisi_saia/index.php Saia Makisi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026022745/http://www.rleague.com/db/player/m/makisi_saia/index.php |date=26 October 2012 }} ''rleague.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=27724 CHESTER HILL EDGE OUT THE ENTRANCE IN JIM BEAM CUP THRILLER] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120910060706/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=27724 |date=10 September 2012 }} ''rleague.com'', 3 April 2007</ref>


He signed a twelve-month contract for [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]] for the 2008 [[National League 1]] season. He left the club in September 2008, joining [[AS Carcassonne]] in France.<ref>[http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/haven/1.245932 Tongan Saia Makisi quits Whitehaven rugby for France] ''News & Star'', 25 September 2008</ref>
He signed a twelve-month contract for [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]] for the 2008 [[RFL Championship|National League One]] season. He left the club in September 2008, joining [[AS Carcassonne]] in France.<ref>[http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/haven/1.245932 Tongan Saia Makisi quits Whitehaven rugby for France] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012409/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/haven/1.245932 |date=22 March 2012 }} ''News & Star'', 25 September 2008</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 18 April 2024

Saia Makisi
Personal information
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 42)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cronulla Sharks
2005–06 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2006 Western Suburbs Magpies
2008 Whitehaven 24 44
2008 AS Carcassonne
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
Total 24 0 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–06 Tonga 6 1 0 0 4
As of 10 January 2021

Saia Makisi (born 26 November 1981) is a Tongan rugby league footballer who plays for Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the Elite Two Championship.

Playing career[edit]

Saia has represented Tonga in six International games between 2002 and 2006 and scored a try against Cumbria in 2006.[1][2]

Saia played for the New Zealand Residents sevens Team in the World Sevens competition in Australia in 2004 and was immediately signed up by Cronulla Sharks. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2005 and 2006 NSWRL Premier League before signing for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the NSWRL Premier League and the Chester Hill Rhinos in the 2007 Jim Beam Cup.[3][4]

He signed a twelve-month contract for Whitehaven for the 2008 National League One season. He left the club in September 2008, joining AS Carcassonne in France.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ No Whitehaven return for Saia Makisi The Whitehaven News, 7 July 2010
  2. ^ Haven hopeful on return for Makisi Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine News & Star, 15 April 2009
  3. ^ Saia Makisi Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com
  4. ^ CHESTER HILL EDGE OUT THE ENTRANCE IN JIM BEAM CUP THRILLER Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today rleague.com, 3 April 2007
  5. ^ Tongan Saia Makisi quits Whitehaven rugby for France Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine News & Star, 25 September 2008