League historian David Middleton pays a special tribute to members of the rugby league community who passed away this year.
, winger or centre who played seven Tests for Papua New Guinea and represented the Kumuls at the 2008 World Cup. Born in Auckland, Maori played juniors with Marist-Richmond before crossing the Tasman and joining Cronulla’s pathways teams in 2006. He played in the Toyota Cup competition for the Sharks and Sydney Roosters and appeared for Newtown in the NSW Cup in 2009. He passed away on January 3, 2022 from motor neurone disease, 2022, aged 33.
He died in Wollongong on March 16, 2022, aged 83., legendary figure in country football in western NSW and especially at Narromine, where he played for 20 years and was captain-coach for 11. Best known for his uncompromising centre play, Weir represented New South Wales in three interstate games in 1965-66 and against the 1966 Great Britain tourists.
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