Pioneering rugby league great Olsen Filipaina has died at the age of 64.
Former Balmain Tigers and New Zealand international Rugby League player Olsen Filipaina is being remembered by family and fans around the world.Filipaina was a trailblazer, becoming one of the first Polynesian players to play in the NSW Rugby League where he enjoyed stints with North Sydney, Balmain and Easts.
The former five-eighth had been battling kidney failure and was admitted to Westmead Hospital in January.
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