Tiny Leys
Birth name | Eric Tiki Leys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 January 1989 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Public servant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Tiki "Tiny" Leys (25 May 1907 – 21 January 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Leys represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia. He played five matches on that tour, including one international.[1]
References[]
- ^ Old Boys-University RFC. "Tiny Leys". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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- 1907 births
- 1989 deaths
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand)
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