Les Campbell
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Campbell
Playing information
Weight13 st 10 lb (192 lb; 87 kg)
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912 Athletic 3 1 0 0 3
1913 Newtown 7 3 4 0 17
1914–19 Suburbs 19 9 15 0 57
Total 29 13 19 0 77
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–14 Wellington 8 5 7 0 29
1913 New Zealand 4 2 0 0 6
1913–15 Wellington trial 5 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–12 Southern
Source: [1]

Leslie "Les" Campbell was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 89), and Wellington, and at club level for Newtown, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3][4]

Playing career

Les Campbell played as a forward, i.e. number 12 in Wellington's 33-18 victory over Auckland during the 1913 New Zealand rugby league season Inter-district competition on Saturday 27 September 1913, this would be Wellington's last victory against Auckland until 1988.[5]

International honours

Campbell represented New Zealand on their 1913 tour of Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Past Kiwis → C at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.151-159
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