'Ten feet tall and bulletproof': how Olsen Filipaina impressed the great Wally Lewis | Patrick Skene

In an extract from his new book, Patrick Skene chronicles how the Kiwi rugby league pioneer left an indelible impression in the 1980s On a crisp afternoon on Sunday, 30 June 1985, the Kiwis players erupted onto Carlaw Park for the second Test against the Kangaroos and were greeted by a thunderous roar from a packed house. As the players lined up for the ceremonies, awaiting them in the centre of the ground was New Zealand's highest-profile rugby league fan, Prime Minister David Lange. Lange had ...