Les Campbell | |
Fullname: | Leslie Campbell |
Nickname: | Les |
Weight: | 13st 10lbs |
Position: | Forward |
Ru Club1: | Southern |
Ru Year1start: | 1908 |
Ru Year1end: | 12 |
Club1: | Athletic |
Year1start: | 1912 |
Appearances1: | 3 |
Tries1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 3 |
Club2: | Newtown |
Year2start: | 1913 |
Appearances2: | 7 |
Tries2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 17 |
Club3: | Suburbs |
Year3start: | 1914 |
Year3end: | 19 |
Appearances3: | 19 |
Tries3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 15 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 57 |
Teama: | Wellington |
Yearastart: | 1912 |
Yearaend: | 14 |
Appearancesa: | 8 |
Triesa: | 5 |
Goalsa: | 7 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 29 |
Teamb: | New Zealand |
Yearbstart: | 1913 |
Appearancesb: | 4 |
Triesb: | 2 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 6 |
Teamc: | Wellington trial |
Yearcstart: | 1913 |
Yearcend: | 15 |
Appearancesc: | 5 |
Triesc: | 0 |
Goalsc: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
Pointsc: | 0 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 27 June 2021 |
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;), during the era of contested scrums.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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]
Campbell represented New Zealand on their 1913 tour of Australia.