| Aquila Emil | |
| Birth Place: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Death Date: | 4 February 2011 (aged 44) |
| Death Place: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Yearastart: | 1992 |
| Yearaend: | 94 |
| Appearancesa: | 5 |
| Triesa: | 2 |
| Goalsa: | 1 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 10 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
Aquila Emil (died 4 February 2011[2]) was a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented Papua New Guinea .
Emil played for Port Moresby's Brothers rugby league club during the 1980s.[2] He was selected for the Papua New Guinea Kumuls and represented the side in two World Cup matches in 1992. He captained Papua New Guinea at the 1994 World Sevens.[2]
Emil joined the North Queensland Cowboys on a two-year contract in 1994 but, after playing in 1995 pre-season trials, asked for a release.[3] Emil was in the original Port Moresby Vipers squad to play in the Inter-City competition.[2]
Following the end of his playing career, Emil worked at the schools rugby league level.[2] Later, Emil became involved in the PNG NRL Bid's schools rollout program.[2]
Emil died in a shooting in Port Moresby in the early morning of 4 February 2011.[2] Theo Yasause, a 44-year-old former chief of staff to Papua New Guinea prime minister Michael Somare, was charged with Emil's murder. Yasause pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.[4] [5] [6] [7]