Leslie Haslett

Leslie Haslett

Full name	Leslie Woods Haslett
Date of birth	(1900-06-05)5 June 1900
Place of birth	Pontypool, Wales
Date of death	7 July 1992(1992-07-07) (aged 92)
Place of death	Montreal, Canada
School	Cheltenham College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1926 England 2 (3)

Leslie Woods Haslett (5 June 1900 – 7 July 1992) was an English international rugby union player.

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

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "L. W. Haslett Born At Pontypool". Western Mail. 4 February 1926.
2. "The Choice of L.W. Haslett". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 February 1926.
3. "Civics and Explosives". National Post. 27 August 1949.

External links

• Leslie Haslett at ESPNscrum