Tiny Leys

Tiny Leys
Full name Eric Tiki Leys
Date of birth (1907-05-25)25 May 1907
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death 21 January 1989(1989-01-21) (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
Playing career
Position Halfback
New Zealand No. 374
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1926–29 Wellington
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1929 New Zealand 1 (0)

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

  1. Old Boys-University RFC. "Tiny Leys". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 January 2016.


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