Michael Leonard (field hockey)

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Michael Leonard (born 20 February 1974 in Knutsford) is a male field hockey defender from Scotland, who earned his first cap for the Men's National Team in 1996. He plays club hockey for Grange. Leonard has also been capped six times for the Scotland B cricket team.

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