Leo ‘Ledge’ Epifania (born 23 October 1963) is an Australian professional

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coach who is the head coach of

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and a former professional

footballer who played in the 1980s as a or er in the

NSWRL Premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New Sout ...

for the

Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

and

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...

.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) He played, he later coached the

York Wasps The York Wasps (known simply as York from 1868 to 1989, Ryedale-York from 1989 to 1996 and York Wasps from 1996 to 2002) was an English professional rugby league club based in York. At the start of the 2002 season, the club was dissolved. A ne ...

in the

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., and as of 2015 he is the General Manager of the

in the

New South Wales Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

. He was assistant coach of the Italian National Rugby League team during the 2016 world Cup Qualifiers in Europe against Serbia, Wales and Russia. In 2017 he coached the Italian National Rugby League team against Malta for a draw and then was in charge of the Italian team which played in 2018 against Sth Africa (Italy 18 - Sth Africa 8) and Niue (Italy 36 - 32). In 2019 he coached the Italian National Rugby League team to successful qualification for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

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1963 births Living people Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Illawarra Steelers players Italy national rugby league team coaches Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Western Suburbs Magpies players York Wasps coaches {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub