What is Olsen Filipaina?
[[File:OLSEN FILIPAINA.jpg|right|200px]] '''Olsen Orekewa Filipaina'''<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=F&id=529 FILIPAINA, Olsen Orekewa 1977 - 86 - Kiwi #529] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724194208/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=F&id=529 |date=2011-07-24 }} ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> (23 April 1957 – 10 February 2022) was a professional [[rugby league]] footballer. He represented both [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] and [[Samoa national rugby league team|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]], [[Sydney Roosters|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, New South Wales|Westmead]], Sydney, from [[kidney failure]]. He was 64.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Zealand rugby league legend Olsen Filipaina dies after battling kidney failure|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/new-zealand-rugby-league-legend-olsen-filipaina-dies-after-battling-kidney-failure/news-story/8596b9996975040ae2d9d512996cf0a1|website=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipaina, Olsen}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from renal failure]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}