Victor Leslie George was a New Zealand rugby union

Rugby union

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 player. He was born in Winton, New Zealand

Winton, New Zealand

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Les or 'Tussock' as he was known, played 3 tests for the All Blacks

All Blacks

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 as a prop on the 1938 tour of Australia. He also played 66 matches for Southland

Southland Rugby

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The outbreak of world war 2 brought Les's playing days to an end. After the War Les was on the Southland union executive from 1949 to 1975, was the union president in 1956–57 and the representative selector-coach in 1956–64. He became a South Island selector in 1961 and from 1964–70 was on the All Black selection panel. He was on the New Zealand union council in 1966–72.

Les died on 10 August 1996 in Wanaka, New Zealand.