Jim Leis (born 10 October 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.
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| Full name | Jim Leis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1959 New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editA New South Wales representative forward, he played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition for Western Suburbs for three seasons between 1980 and 1982, Canterbury-Bankstown for three seasons between 1983–1985 and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for two seasons between 1986 and 1987.
In his debut first-grade season, Leis was selected to represent New South Wales in the 2nd state of residence game, and kept his place at lock for the inaugural State of Origin game in 1980. In the same year he was selected to tour New Zealand with the Australian national team, playing in 2 games on the 7 game tour, although he did not play in a test, and earned two Dally M awards in 1980 for lock-forward of the year and rookie of the year. He retired after the 1987 season after eight seasons in first grade.[2][3]
Leis was named at lock in the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties.[4]
Starting his career in the country, Leis is a supporter promoting rugby league in country regions.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jim Leis – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Home". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
- ^ "VEST, KEATO, COGGER ALL HONOURED". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Jaffrey, Ben (8 November 2017). "Jim Leis bemoans state of country rugby league". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
