Maea David
{{Short description|NZ rugby league footballer}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2018}}
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|name = Maea David
|fullname = Kuki K David
| first = RL
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|retired = yes
|position = Centre
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|02|27|df=y}}[http://www.hullfc.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=202106 Maea David] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712230916/http://www.hullfc.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=202106 |date=2011-07-12}} hullfc.com
|birth_place = Samoa
|height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = Papanui (CRL)
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| club2 = {{nowrap|Canterbury Cardinals}}
| year2start = 1994
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| appearances2 = 18
| tries2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 16
| club3 = Hull FC
| year3start = 1994
| year3end = 96
| appearances3 = 29
| tries3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 32
| club4 = {{nowrap|Illawarra Steelers}}
| year4start = 1996
| year4end = 97
| appearances4 = 11
| tries4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 0
| club5 = Hull FC
| year5start = 1998
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| appearances5 = 1
| tries5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 0
| club6 = {{nowrap|Bramley RLFC}}
| year6start = 1999
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| appearances6 = 1
| tries6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| fieldgoals6 = 0
| points6 = 0
| club7 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}}
| year7start = 2000
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| appearances7 = 1
| tries7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| fieldgoals7 = 0
| points7 = 0
| club8 = {{nowrap|Doncaster RLFC}}
| year8start = 2001
| year8end = 03
| appearances8 = 74
| tries8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| fieldgoals8 = 0
| points8 = 28
| teamA = Canterbury
| yearAstart = 1992
| yearAend = ??
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Maea David (born 27 February 1972) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.
Playing career
David played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition for the Papanui Tigers and made his Canterbury 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 1993 New Zealand national rugby league team trials but did not make the final squad. He played for the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the inaugural Lion Red Cup.
In 1994, he signed with Hull FC, and moved to England.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-clubbyclub-guide-to-the-new-season-1377408.html Club-by-club guide to the new season] The Independent, 19 August 1994
He spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons with the Illawarra Steelers, playing in 11 first grade matches.
David then returned to Hull for 1998's Super League III season.
David also played for Featherstone Rovers and Doncaster Dragons.
Later years
David joined the Hull RUFC, playing for the club before becoming the backs coach under former teammate, Tevita Vaikona.[http://www.hullrugbyunion.co.uk/content.aspx?contentType=1&contentID=84&GroupID=5 David Maea]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} hullrugbyunion.co.uk[http://www.hullrugbyunion.co.uk/content.aspx?contentType=1&contentID=1009 mighty fighting gibbons destroy]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} hullrugbyunion.co.uk[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24390935_ITM David angry with poor Hull show] Hull Daily Mail, 30 October 2006
References
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Category:Bramley R.L.F.C. players
Category:Canterbury rugby league team players
Category:Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Illawarra Steelers players
Category:Papanui Tigers players
Category:Samoan rugby league players