Leslie Woods Haslett (5 June 1900 – 7 July 1992) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Leslie Woods Haslett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypool, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 July 1992 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Cheltenham College | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "L. W. Haslett Born At Pontypool". Western Mail. 4 February 1926.
- ^ "The Choice of L.W. Haslett". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 February 1926.
- ^ "Civics and Explosives". National Post. 27 August 1949.
External links
edit- Leslie Haslett at ESPNscrum