Victor Leslie George (5 June 1908 – 10 August 1996) was a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He was born in

Winton, New Zealand Winton is a rural town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located close to the east bank of the Ōreti River, 30 kilometres north of Invercargill and 50 kilometres south of Lumsden. The town is named after Thomas Winton, a local stockman who liv ...

. His playing position was Prop. Les or 'Tussock' as he was known, played 3 tests for the

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on the 1938 tour of Australia. He also played 66 matches for

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in the NPC. The outbreak of World War II brought George's playing days to an end. After the War he was on the Southland union executive from 1949 to 1975, was the union president in 1956–57 and the representative selector-coach in 1956–64. He became a South Island selector in 1961 and from 1964 to 1970 was on the All Black selection panel. He was on the New Zealand union council in 1966–72. George died on 10 August 1996 in Wanaka, New Zealand.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:George, Les 1908 births 1996 deaths New Zealand rugby union players People from Winton, New Zealand Southland rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Rugby union players from Southland, New Zealand Rugby union props