Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Leslie Dawson
- Born
- Monday, 29th March, 1915
- Died
- Monday, 22nd December, 1969 (Aged 54 years and 268 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1938/39
- Interstate Series
- 1938, 1940
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1937
- Bulimba Cup
- 1940, 1941
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Newcastle Firsts (AU) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 24 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 54.17% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Bulimba Cup | 2 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 47 | 29 | - | - | 87 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 78.72% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1937-38 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1937 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1936-37 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1937-38, 1941 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1938 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | 1939-40 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| QLD Firsts | 1939-40 | 9 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1936-1941 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 61.54% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1944 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1944 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates
Your Say
11/04/2025
Les was my mum's uncle. She spoke about him with pride when I was growing up.
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