Macquarie Bank Sports Foundation Awards

Players’ Player Award Australia v Pacific Island Teams

In 2004, Mr Guy Reynolds, Director of the Macquarie Bank Sports Foundation, made it possible for an annual award for matches between the Australian Schools team and the Pacific nations of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

2004                 Australia v Samoa

Australia           Michael Dan                  St Josephs College Hunters Hill NSW

Samoa              Paul Perez       

2005                 Australia v Samoa

Australia           Patrick McCutcheon      St Josephs College Hunters Hill NSW

Samoa              Afa Tasipale                  St Joseph’s College

2006                 Australia v Tonga

Australia           Rodney Ma’a                 Westfields Sports High School NSW

Tonga               Maleko Latu                  ’Api Fo’ou College

2006                 Australia v Fiji

Australia           Rodney Davies              Ipswich Grammar School QLD

Fiji                    John Vugakoto 

2007                 Australia v Samoa

Australia           Jake Schatz                  Anglican Church Grammar School

Samoa              Benjamin Leia                LDS Pesega

2008                 Australia v Fiji

Australia           Tyler Stevens                St Edmund’s College Canberra

Fiji                    Seru Noa Nakaitaci        Ratu Kadavulevu School

2008                 Australia v Tonga

Australia           Nick Buchanan              St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace

Tonga               ‘Amanaki Mafi               Tonga College

2009                 Australia v Tonga

Australia           Kimami Sitauti               St Joseph’s College, Nudgee

Tonga               Takaunove Vea             Liahona High School

2010                 Australia v Samoa        (in Aust)                      

Australia           Sioeli-Pulu Luani            Newington College

Samoa              Andrew Broomhall          Wesley College

2010                 Australia v Fiji

Australia           Curtis Browning             Brisbane State high School, QLD

Fiji                    Luke Waqanilotuvou       Natabua High School

2010                 Australia v Samoa        (in Samoa)                  

Australia           Boyd Killingworth           The Kings School NSW

Samoa              Sam Ah Sam    

2010                 Australia v Tonga         (in N Z)            

Australia           Michael Wells                St Ignatius College NSW

Tonga               Simione Kata