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New Zealand rugby league footballer
Les Campbell|
Full name | Leslie Campbell |
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Weight | 13 st 10 lb (192 lb; 87 kg) |
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Position | Forward |
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Club
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Years
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Team
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Pld
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T
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G
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FG
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P
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1912
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Athletic
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3
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1
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0
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0
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3
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1913
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Newtown
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7
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3
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4
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0
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17
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1914–19
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Suburbs
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19
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9
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15
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0
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57
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Total
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29
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13
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19
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0
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77
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Representative
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Years
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Team
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Pld
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T
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G
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FG
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P
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1912–14
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Wellington
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8
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5
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7
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0
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29
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1913
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New Zealand
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4
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2
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0
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0
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6
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1913–15
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Wellington trial
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Club
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Years
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Team
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Pld
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T
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G
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FG
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P
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1908–12
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Southern
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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]
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
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Campbell represented New Zealand on their 1913 tour of Australia.