Andy Leslie

For the New Zealand international football (soccer) player, see Andy Leslie (footballer).
Andy Leslie
Full name Andrew Roy Leslie
Date of birth (1944-11-10) 10 November 1944
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School Hutt Valley Technical College
Occupation(s) Amateur rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number eight
New Zealand No. 731
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Wellington - (-)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1974-1976 New Zealand 10 (4)
correct as of 27 April 2007.
Coaching career
Years Club / team
19901992 Wellington
Garryowen

Andrew Roy "Andy" Leslie MNZM (born 10 November 1944 in Lower Hutt) is a former All Black captain and number eight. He was captain during the controversial 1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union.[1]

In 2001, Leslie was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.[2]

All Black Statistics

References

  1. "Leslie named NZRU President". tvnz.co.nz. 2007-04-26.
  2. "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2001". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2001-06-04.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ian Kirkpatrick
All Blacks Captain
19741976
Succeeded by
Tane Norton


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