Leslie Haslett Explained

Leslie Haslett
Full Name:Leslie Woods Haslett
Birth Date:5 June 1900
Birth Place:Pontypool, Wales
Death Place:Montreal, Canada
School:Cheltenham College
Position:Second row
Repyears1:1926
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:3

Leslie Woods Haslett (5 June 1900 – 7 July 1992) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Pontypool, Wales, Haslett spent his last four years of school at Cheltenham College and worked for a chartered accountancy firm in London, where he played rugby for Blackheath.[1] He joined Birkenhead Park in 1925-26 and was capped twice for England in the 1926 Five Nations, scoring a try on debut against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[2]

Haslett emigrated to Canada in 1929 and held various positions with the Montreal Board of Trade, including president.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: L. W. Haslett Born At Pontypool . . 4 February 1926.
  2. News: The Choice of L.W. Haslett . . 2 February 1926.
  3. News: Civics and Explosives . . 27 August 1949.