Olsen Filipaina
New Zealand rugby league footballer (1957–2022)
Olsen Orekewa Filipaina[1] (23 April 1957 – 10 February 2022) was a professional rugby league footballer. He represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa. He played for New Zealand from 1977 until 1986. He was born in Kaikohe, New Zealand.
During the 1980s, Filipaina played club competition in Australia for three Sydney-based clubs. He played for the Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs and North Sydney Bears. After his playing career ended, he continued to live in Sydney.
Filipaina died on 10 February 2022 in Westmead, Sydney, from kidney failure. He was 64.[2]
References
change- ↑ FILIPAINA, Olsen Orekewa 1977 - 86 - Kiwi #529 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ "New Zealand rugby league legend Olsen Filipaina dies after battling kidney failure". The Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2022.
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