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Katie Sands

Rugby legend Va'aiga Tuigamala 'Inga the Winger' dies aged 52 just weeks after sister killed in accident

Rugby legend Va'aiga Tuigamala - Inga the winger - has died aged 52.

The rugby league and union superstar played for Wigan, Samoa, New Zealand and Newcastle Falcons, a signing which saw him transfer for a world record £1million fee.

News of his death comes just a matter of weeks after his younger sister, pastor Helen Verry, died on January 30 after being seriously injured at a church in West Auckland. She was the youngest of 15 siblings. The reported workplace accident is being investigated.

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