Career
He played for Sheffield Eagles in 1993 and in 1994 returned to New Zealand to play for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup where he played in 21 matches, scoring 9 tries for the club Des Maea was a Samoan international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He was in the Auckland Warriors squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Sevens but never played a first grade game for the club
He played 15 Lion Red Cup games for their Colts team in 1995.
He also played for Hunslet Hawks between 1995 and 1996.
