Len Eriksen Explained

Len Eriksen
Fullname:Leonard Alfred Eriksen[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Ponsonby
Teama:Auckland
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1954
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Source:[2]
New:yes

Len Eriksen is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.

Playing career

A Ponsonby player in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Eriksen was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 5-4 at Carlaw Park. He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954 and played in three test matches that year, including at the 1954 World Cup.

In 1958 he was part of the Ponsonby side that won the first ever Auckland grand final, defeating Otahuhu 16-7.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=E&id=357 ERIKSEN, Leonard Alfred - 1954
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .