Les Hayes nicknamed "Buller" was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played for Balmain and Western Suburbs as a second rower.
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Full name | Leslie Alfred Hayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 October 1902 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 September 2000 | (aged 97)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHayes made his debut in 1923 for Balmain against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park. The following year, Hayes was a member of the Balmain side which won the 1924 premiership defeating South Sydney 3–0 in the grand final. Hayes played with Balmain for another two seasons before joining Western Suburbs in 1927.
Hayes spent two years at Wests and retired at the end of the 1928 season. Hayes also played 11 times for New South Wales.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Les Hayes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.