Les Keen

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Les Keen
Birth nameLeslie Keen
Date of birth (1954-11-13) 13 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Port Talbot, Wales
SchoolSanfields Comprehensive
UniversityCardiff College of Education
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
British Colleges
Aberavon RFC
Penarth RFC
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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980 Wales 4 (4)

Leslie "Les" Keen (born 13 November 1954) [1] is an ex-Welsh rugby union international who played for Aberavon RFC during the 1970s and 1980s. [2]

Born and brought up in Port Talbot Keen was educated at Sandfields Comprehensive. He was a left wing and a member of a successful Aberavon Team which included fellow internationals John Bevan, Clive Shell, and his brother-in-law Allan Martin.

A strong runner with a devastating hand-off, Keen was first awarded a Wales "B" cap in 1979 before earning the full honour in 1980 against England at Twickenham in the famous "Paul Ringer" game. Keen played all four home Internationals that season, scoring a try against Scotland at Cardiff Arms Park.

Keen was a schoolteacher at Cwrt Sart Comprehensive, Briton Ferry and the Ridings High School, Winterbourne.

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References

  1. Les Keen player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  2. "Keen to hear from former Wizards for annual meeting". WalesOnline . 10 November 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2011.