Former Leeds and Australia star Sam Backo dies aged 64

   03/08/2025
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

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