Former NRL star and Kiwis squad member Masada Iosefa has died - a day before his 33rd birthday.
According to nine.com.au, Iosefa passed away following a tragic quad bike accident last night.
Born in Samoa, Iosefa moved to and was raised in New Zealand and Mt Druitt, western Sydney, where his footballing talent exploded while he was at the famous league breeding ground of Patrician Brothers High School.
He won numerous man-of-the-match awards there and was part of Penrith's 2007 Jersey Flegg age group title-winning side.
In 2008 he was named in the under-20s Toyota Cup "team of the year", overtook Paul Aiton and Keith Peters who were ahead of him in the hookers' pecking order and grabbed the job of incumbent Luke Priddis, who has since left for the Dragons.