Aquila Emil

Aquila Emil (died 4 February 2011^[2]) was a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented Papua New Guinea .

Aquila Emil

Personal information
Born	c. 1967 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Died	4 February 2011 (aged 44) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Halfback
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–94 Papua New Guinea 5 2 1 0 10
Source: [1]

Playing career

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]

Death

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]