Len Eriksen
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
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Len Eriksen is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.
FullnameLeonard Alfred Eriksen[1]
Born30 May 1925
Auckland Region, New Zealand
Died13 July 2000 (aged 75)
PositionScrum-half
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| Full name | Leonard Alfred Eriksen[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1925 Auckland Region, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 2000 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
A Ponsonby player in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Eriksen was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 5-4 at Carlaw Park. He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954 and played in three test matches that year, including at the 1954 World Cup.[citation needed]
In 1958 he was part of the Ponsonby side that won the first ever Auckland grand final, defeating Otahuhu 16-7.[3]