Maea David (born 27 February 1972) is a New Zealand

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coach and former professional

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footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.

Playing career

David played in the

Canterbury Rugby League Canterbury Rugby League is the regional body that administers rugby league in Canterbury, New Zealand. CRL manages local competitions from senior level down to age group competitions. Canterbury Rugby League also manages the Canterbury rugby lea ...

competition for the Papanui Tigers and made his

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début in 1992.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1992. p.16 He also made the Kiwi Colts that year. David made the

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New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...

trials but did not make the final squad. He played for the

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in the inaugural

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. In 1994, he signed with

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

, and moved to England. He spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons with the

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, playing in 11 first grade matches. David then returned to Hull for 1998's

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season. David also played for

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship (rugby league), Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rover ...

and Doncaster Dragons

Later years

David joined the

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, playing for the club before becoming the backs coach under former teammate,

Tevita Vaikona Tevita Vaikona (born 18 August 1974) is a Tongan professional rugby league and rugby union footballer, a winger who played rugby league and picked up many honours before switching codes to rugby union. In 2002, Vaikona was voted best rugby leagu ...

.David angry with poor Hull show
''Hull Daily Mail'', 30 October 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Maea 1972 births Living people Canterbury rugby league team players Doncaster R.L.F.C. players Featherstone Rovers players Hull F.C. players Illawarra Steelers players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand rugby union coaches New Zealand rugby union players Papanui Tigers players Rugby league centres