Saia Makisi

Saia Makisi

Personal information
Born	(1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 43) Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Weight	17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-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

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

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