Les George

Les George
Full name Victor Leslie George
Date of birth (1908-06-05)5 June 1908
Place of birth Southland, New Zealand
Date of death 10 August 1996(1996-08-10) (aged 88)
Place of death Wanaka, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School Otago Boys' High School
Notable relative(s) David Hall - Grand Nephew
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
New Zealand No. 439
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Invercargill Rugby Club
(Blues)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1929–1939 Southland 66 (12)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1938 New Zealand 3 (0)

Victor Leslie George (5 June 1908 – 10 August 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

He was born in Winton, New Zealand.

His playing position was Prop.

Les or 'Tussock' as he was known, played 3 tests for the All Blacks on the 1938 tour of Australia. He also played 66 matches for Southland in the NPC.

The outbreak of World War II brought George's playing days to an end. After the War he was on the Southland union executive from 1949 to 1975, was the union president in 1956–57 and the representative selector-coach in 1956–64. He became a South Island selector in 1961 and from 1964–70 was on the All Black selection panel. He was on the New Zealand union council in 1966–72.

George died on 10 August 1996 in Wanaka, New Zealand.

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