Andy Leslie
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BornAndrew Roy Leslie
10 November 1944
10 November 1944
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
SchoolHutt Valley Technical College
.jpg) Leslie in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Andrew Roy Leslie 10 November 1944 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hutt Valley Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Leslie (son) Martin Leslie (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Roy Leslie ONZM JP (born 10 November 1944) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight, he represented Wellington domestically and captained the All Black at international level. He was captain during the controversial 1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union.[1]
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Leslie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[2] He was promoted to Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and the community, in the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours.[3]
