Leslie Currie Explained

Leslie Currie
Full Name:Leslie Robert Currie
Birth Date:25 November 1921
Birth Place:Dunfermline, Scotland
Position:Second-row
Repyears1:1947–49
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0

Leslie Robert Currie (25 November 1921 — 7 August 1983) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Currie, the son of a Dunfermline solicitor, attended Dunfermline High School and University of Edinburgh. He served in Italy and Greece with the Royal Engineers in World War II.[2]

A second-row forward, Currie gained eight Scotland caps between 1947 and 1949. His regular club was Dunfermline RFC and he also played varsity rugby during his tertiary studies in Edinburgh.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Facetious Angle To Rugby National . . 7 February 1948.
  2. News: Six New Caps In Scots XV. . . 12 November 1947.
  3. News: Rugby Nationalist Engaged . . 26 February 1949.