Saia Makisi (born 26 November 1981) is a

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

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footballer who plays for Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the

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Playing career

Saia has represented

in six International games between 2002 and 2006 and scored a try against

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in 2006. Saia played for the

New Zealand Residents The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

sevens Team in the

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competition in Australia in 2004 and was immediately signed up by

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. He played for the

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in the 2005 and 2006

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before signing for the

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in the

and the Chester Hill Rhinos in the 2007

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. He signed a twelve-month contract for

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for the 2008 National League One season. He left the club in September 2008, joining

AS Carcassonne Association Sportive of Carcassonne are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in Carcassonne in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie in the south of France. They play in the French Elite One Championship and a ...

in France.Tongan Saia Makisi quits Whitehaven rugby for France
''News & Star'', 25 September 2008

References

1981 births Living people AS Carcassonne players Tongan expatriate rugby league players in Australia Tongan expatriate rugby league players in England Expatriate rugby league players in France Northern Pride RLFC players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Lower Hutt Rugby league wingers Tongan expatriate rugby league players Tongan expatriate sportspeople in France Tongan emigrants to New Zealand Tongan rugby league players Tonga national rugby league team players Villegailhenc Aragon XIII players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players {{Tonga-bio-stub