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League pioneer Filipaina dies aged 64

Former Balmain, Easts, Norths and New Zealand international Olsen Filipaina has died. (AAP)

Pioneering rugby league great Olsen Filipaina has died at the age of 64.

Filipaina was a trailblazer, becoming one of the first Polynesian players to play in the NSWRL where he enjoyed stints with North Sydney, Balmain and Easts.

He was famously plucked from reserve grade in 1985 to play for New Zealand where he led the Kiwis to a historic win over a Wally Lewis-captinaed Australia.

The former five-eighth had been battling kidney failure and was admitted to Westmead Hospital in January.

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