Leo Connolly (rugby union) explained

Leo Connolly
Full Name:Leo Stephen Connolly
Birth Date:2 December 1921
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:178 m
Weight:96 kg
Occupation:Insurance representative
School:Southland Boys' High School
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1947

Leo Stephen Connolly (2 December 1921 — 10 April 2005) was a New Zealand rugby union international.

Connolly was born in Invercargill and attended Southland Boys' High School.[1]

Debuting for Southland in 1940, Connolly played his early rugby with Invercargill Marist, before turning out for Otago between 1943 and 1946, while based in Dunedin.[2] After returning to Marist, he gained All Blacks selection for the 1947 tour of Australia, appearing in five uncapped matches. He was in contention for the 1949 tour of South Africa until suffering a broken ankle.[3] He finished his career at Waikato and later coached St Patrick's College, Wellington.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leo Connolly #480 . stats.allblacks.com.
  2. News: Connolly In Form . . 3 June 1949 . 4 (Supplement).
  3. News: All Black Out of Action . Greymouth Evening Star . 6 August 1948 . 4 (Supplement).