FILE PHOTO: Samoan centre Va'aiga Tuigamala (L) is challenged by Argentina's Rolando Martin (2L) during their Rugby World Cup Group D match at Stradey Park in Llanelli October 10. Argentina won the match 32-16. DJM/PS
(Reuters) - Former New Zealand winger Va'aiga Tuigamala, who also represented Samoa in rugby league, has died at the age of 52, his former club Wigan Warriors announced on Thursday.
Nicknamed "Inga the Winger", Tuigamala made his All Blacks debut in 1989 and was capped 19 times by the national team, before switching to rugby league and representing Samoa at the 1995 World Cup.
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