| Paul Okesene | |||||
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1967 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||
| Death Place: | France | ||||
| Club2: | Sheffield Eagles | ||||
| Year2start: | 1988 | ||||
| Year2end: | 89 | ||||
| Tries2: | 4 | ||||
| Goals2: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 | ||||
| Points2: | 16 | ||||
| Year3start: | 1994 | ||||
| Appearances3: | 22 | ||||
| Tries3: | 2 | ||||
| Goals3: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 | ||||
| Points3: | 8 | ||||
| Teama: | Auckland | ||||
| Yearastart: | 1986 | ||||
| Yearaend: | 91 | ||||
| Yearbstart: | 1986 | ||||
| Yearbend: | 90 | ||||
| Appearancesb: | 3 | ||||
| Triesb: | 1 | ||||
| Yearcstart: | 1992 | ||||
| Yearcend: | 94 | ||||
| Appearancesc: | 2 | ||||
| Triesc: | 0 | ||||
| Goalsc: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsc: | 0 | ||||
| Updated: | 0 | ||||
| Source: | [1] | ||||
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Paul Okesene (14 November 1967 – 15 September 2012) was a Samoan rugby league footballer who represented both Western Samoa and American Samoa.
His brother, Hitro, also played international rugby league.
A Manukau Magpies junior in the Auckland Rugby League competition,[2] Paul Okesene played for Western Samoa in 1986, at the Pacific Cup. He spent the 1988/89 season with the Sheffield Eagles.[1]
In 1992, he again played in the Pacific Cup, this time for American Samoa.[3]
In 1994, Paul Okesene played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup. He left the club at the end of the year, signing to play in France.[4]
Paul died 15 September 2012 due to a heart attack.[5] At the time of his death, he was working as a bus driver for French rugby union club USA Perpignan.[6]