Masada Iosefa, 32, died following an accident in Northern Territory on Monday We went to war [but] respected each other like brothers Jarryd Hayne wrote
Hayne posted the tribute to Iosefa on his wedding day to Amellia Bonnici
Iosefa remembered by former NRL players as tough as nails and a good man
Was a Rockhampton youth worker after the NRL and won a rugby title in 2020
Masada Iosefa was in his element at the weekend, playing rugby league in the annual Warba Wangarunya carnival in Rockhampton. The former NRL star led the way for the Emu Park Emus Keb Oakley/Dave Lennox Memorial team, which made the semi-finals on Sunday. He was in good spirits and telling his good mate Kourtney Watene how much he was looking forward to getting away and spending some time in the Northern Territory. He headed for Darwin on Monday morning. That night, the eve of his 33rd birthday, he was killed in a quad bike accident in the outer rural area of Herbert.
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Subscriber only A MAN who died in a quad bike crash in the Darwin rural area has been identified as a former professional rugby league player who was meant to celebrate his birthday today. Masada Iosefa, 32, was a Samoan former professional rugby league football player who played with the Penrith Panthers and West Tigers in the NRL. He would have been 33 on January 26, 2021. After his professional NRL career came to an end, Mr Iosefa settled in Rockhampton where he was a youth worker. The North Queensland Cowboys vs. Wests Tigers at Dairy Farmers Stadium. Cowboys Johnathan Thurston and Tigers 22 Masada Iosefa