6 Sep 2011

Sport: Cook Islands international league player killed in car crash

10:36 am on 6 September 2011

New Zealand-born professional rugby league player, Dana Wilson, has died in a car crash in England.

The New Zealand Herald reports the Cook Islands international was living near Manchester with his family and playing for the Swinton Lions

The 28 year-old prop represented New Zealand at under-16 and under-18 level before aligning with the home of his parents, the Cook Islands, and played for them in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers