Gus Leger

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Gus Leger
Birth nameAugustine Joseph Leger
Date of birth (1974-10-12) 12 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
School Avondale College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995 Manurewa
Pukekohe		 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997
1999-2002		 East Coast
Counties Manukau 		29
10		 (40)
(15)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2003 Tonga 15 (0)

Augustine Joseph Leger (born 12 October 1974 in Tokoroa) is a New-Zealand born Tongan rugby union player. He played as centre.

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Career

Club career

Leger first played rugby union with the Avondale College team from Auckland, and he played for the New Zealand national under-17 rugby union team, where he played alongside Jonah Lomu and Taine Randell. During his stay in the United States, he played baseball for three years. Leger later returned to New Zealand, to play softball and become a New Zealand, then a Samoan international. [1] He also played rugby union with East Coast and with Counties Manukau in the National Provincial Championship [2] .

International career

Leger was first capped for Tonga during a match against Scotland, on 10 November 2001, at Murrayfield. He was also part of the Tongan roster for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing three matches in the tournament, with his last test cap being against Canada, on 29 October 2003, in Wollongong. [3]

In 2023 he was appointed head coach of Moana Pasifika. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Variety of pitches brings out talent". 21 October 2003. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Augustine Joseph Leger | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Augustine Joseph Leger". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Moana Pasifika name strong coaching line up for inaugural Under 20s team". Moana Pasifika. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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