Leslie White (rugby League Born Circa-1910)
Leslie "Les" L. White was a Welsh/English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, Wales, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Pontypridd, and Hunslet, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums. Les White was a Lance Corporal in the British Army during World War II.
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