President: Mark Sultana (msultana@malteserugbyleague.com)
Vice President: David Axisa (daxisa@malteserugbyleague.com)
Treasurer: Veronica Vella (vvella@malteserugbyleague.com)
Media: Anthony Micallef (amicallef@malteserugbyleague.com)
Merchandise: George Tonna (gtonna@malteserugbyleague.com)



Mark Sultana
Born 21st October 1973, Mark was raised in Blacktown, he attended St Patrick’s Primary and Patrician Brothers College, completing his HSC at Bede Polding College-South Windsor after moving to Berkshire Park in 1987. Having completed his Bachelor of Education and Graduate Certificate in Chemistry at the Australian Catholic University, Mark has been teaching in Western Sydney Catholic Schools for a period of 10 years.

Not only an astute businessman and entrepreneur, Mark is also a husband to Lyndall and father of two boys, Zachary and Ethan. He is also involved in running the Youth Ministry group at the “Padre Pio Parish” in Glenmore Park. Mark’s dedication and passion for Rugby League is evident via his role as S.G. Ball Manager at Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club. His time at Parramatta has proven to be very productive for the MRLA by applying his knowledge and experience gained via the role. He credits his parents for his life achievements and dedicates the work he performs for the MRLA, to them. Mark is proud of his heritage and is committed to delivering the mission of the MRLA, especially to the youth of the Maltese community. Both his parents were born and bred in the tiny village of Xaghra, Gozo. Mark has been back to the island 3 times.

David Axisa
David is a Warehouse & Logistics Supervisor based in Sydney’s south west. He started playing Rugby League at the age of 8 in the Penrith Juniors district where he was born and continued playing the sport during his high school years in the CRL Group 6 competition when his family moved to Oakdale.

He tried his hand at Rugby Union recently when he trained & played with local Hibs Sharks RFC team in the domestic competition on his last visit to the Maltese Islands.

Due to his busy working schedule, time dedicated to his position of Vice President/Secretary of the Maltese Rugby League Association and the running of his sports tours business, David’s football is now limited to social Oztag competitions across Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

He is very passionate about his Maltese background & spreading the word of Rugby League.

David’s Maltese heritage dates back to the little farming village Siggiewi in Malta’s south, where his father Joseph was born in the 1950’s.