Sam Backo, rugby league legend, died at 64 after battling a rare tropical disease.
The rugby league world was rocked on Sunday night, with news that Canberra Raiders, Queensland and Kangaroos legend, Sam Backo, had died aged 64.
Backo was in hospital following a recent three-month-long health battle.
Last month it was revealed Backo was in a fight to survive after contracting a rare tropical disease, melioidosis, back in April.