NZ international rugby league footballer (1957–2022)
Olsen Filipaina
Filipaina in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Olsen Orekewa Filipaina
Born
(1957-04-23)23 April 1957 Kaikohe, New Zealand
Died
10 February 2022(2022-02-10) (aged 64) Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height
184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
130 kg (20 st 7 lb)
Position
Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
19??–79
Mangere East
1980–84
Balmain Tigers
77
19
83
0
225
1985
Eastern Suburbs
8
0
21
0
42
1986–87
North Sydney Bears
18
2
24
0
56
Total
103
21
128
0
323
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
Auckland
1977–86
New Zealand
28
6
44
0
108
1988
Western Samoa
Source: [1]
Olsen Orekewa Filipaina[2] (23 April 1957 – 10 February 2022) was a professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa. He played for the Balmain Tigers, Eastern Suburbs, and North Sydney Bears during his New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) premiership career from 1980 to 1987.
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
Olsen Orekewa Filipaina (23 April 1957 – 10 February 2022) was a professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa...
Filipaina is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alf Filipaina, New Zealand politician OlsenFilipaina (1957–2022), New Zealand rugby league...
who narrowly avoided deportation during the dawn raids. One of Filipaina's brothers, Olsen, represented the New Zealand national rugby league team in rugby...
show Wheel of Fortune. He had asked for an "O for Olsen" (possibly a reference to OlsenFilipaina) but this was heard by some (and widely reported) as...
Felise Daniel Fepuleai Vincent Fepulea'i Fa'atonu Fili Karl Filiga OlsenFilipaina Marvin Filipo Ross Filipo Nic Fitisemanu Theresa Fitzpatrick Greg Foe...
politician, prime minister (1984–1989, 1993–1998) and MP (1984–1998). OlsenFilipaina, 64, New Zealand rugby league player (Balmain, national team), kidney...
(b. 1944) 2021 – Larry Flynt, American publisher (b. 1942) 2022 – OlsenFilipaina, New Zealand rugby league player (b. 1957) 2023 – AKA, South African...
were one of the first clubs in Auckland to adopt a nickname. In 1977 OlsenFilipaina became the first Hawks junior to represent his country and in 1978...
encountered racial abuse during the National Championships. 1980s – OlsenFilipaina, a New Zealand international, revealed he was racially abused when...
Sione Faumuina – Rugby League player Max Feagai - Rugby League player OlsenFilipaina – Rugby League player Marvin Filipo – Rugby League player Joe Galuvao...
Minister of Works and Development (1990) (born 1954). 10 February – OlsenFilipaina, rugby league player (Balmain Tigers, national team) (born 1957). 17...
Test captain Fred Ah Kuoi, Tony Coll, Warren Collicoat, Barry Edkins, OlsenFilipaina, Kevin Fisher, Mark Graham, Lewis Hudson, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara...
4 779 Dean Bell New Zealand Centre 1985–1986, 1988 41 8 – – 32 780 OlsenFilipaina New Zealand Five-eighth 1985 8 – 21 – 42 781 Hugh McGahan New Zealand...
2007 Inductees Roy Christian Tony Coll OlsenFilipaina Gary Freeman Scotty McClymont Ron McGregor Frank Mulcare Pat Smith Ken Stirling Lance Todd 2008...
included; Fred Ah Kuoi, Ray Baxendale, Ian Bell, Tony Coll, Murray Eade, OlsenFilipaina, Mark Graham, Whetu Henry, Chris Jordan, Dane O'Hara, Lyndsay Proctor...
(Ellerslie) OlsenFilipaina (Mangere East) Nick Wright (Otahuhu) Joe Karam (Glenora) Graham Lowe (Otahuhu) none 1978 Gene Swann (Marist) OlsenFilipaina (Mangere...
Dowling vs Tamati fight 1st Test - Australia vs New Zealand "Rugby League - Filipaina hauled from reserves to subdue 'dangerous' Lewis". The Canberra Times...
(Eastern Suburbs), Shane Cooper (Mt Albert), Mark Elia (Te Atatu), OlsenFilipaina (North Sydney), Gary Freeman (Northcote), Barry Harvey (Western Suburbs...
Richie Barnett, Sean Hoppe, David Kidwell, Ruben Wiki (C), Sam Panapa, OlsenFilipaina, Stacey Jones, Joe Vagana, Monty Betham, Jerry Seuseu, Kurt Sorensen...
Warringah Sea Eagles Halifax Simon Brockwell North Sydney Bears Retirement OlsenFilipaina North Sydney Bears Retirement Paul McCaffery North Sydney Bears Hull...
Mountford, New Zealand included; Michael O'Donnell, Kevin Fisher, OlsenFilipaina, James Leuluai, captain Dane O'Hara, Gordon Smith, Shane Varley, Mark...
the Bears in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with OlsenFilipaina, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup. At...
Global Information