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The Big O: The Life and Times of Olsen Filipaina

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The Big O by Patrick Skene is the story of Olsen Filipaina, a New Zealand Hall of Fame rugby league legend who was a pathfinder for the Maori and Pasifika players who today dominate the Australian National Rugby League. In a career that saw him play 29 Tests for New Zealand and more than 100 first grade NSWRL games, Filipaina was an object of fascination for the rugby league community. To fans he was "the Galloping Garbo", a working-class hero who thrilled crowds in between shifts as a garbageman. To opponents, who feared ...

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The Big O: The Life and Times of Olsen Filipaina 2020, Upstart Press Ltd, Auckland

ISBN-13: 9781988516844

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