AUSTRALIAN Rugby League is mourning the death of former Kangaroos prop Sam Backo, who has died at the age of 64 .
The Indigenous star died in hospital in Cairns after a battle with the rare tropical disease melioidosis, which exacerbated a pre-existing heart condition.
Backo had been in intensive care at Cairns Hospital after being diagnoseFormer Leeds and Australia star Sam Backo dies aged 64
AUSTRALIAN Rugby League is mourning the death of former Kangaroos prop Sam Backo, who has died at the age of 64 .
The Indigenous star died in hospital in Cairns after a battle with the rare tropical disease melioidosis, which exacerbated a pre-existing heart condition.
Backo had been in intensive care at Cairns Hospital after being diagnose