Les Boyd
Personal information
Born	19??
	Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1976–79	Wests (Sydney)	68	24	0	0	72
1980–84	Manly-Warringah	75	14	0	0	45
1985–89	Warrington	86	20	0	0	80
	Total	229	58	0	0	197
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1978–82	Australia	17	4	0	0	12
1979–83	New South Wales	8	1	0	0	3
Source: NRL Stats

Les Boyd (born in Nyngan, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He played representative football for the Australian national side in international matches as well as the New South Wales side in the State of Origin. Boyd played club football in both Australia and England and his usual position was in the second row.

While attending Nyngan High School, Boyd played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1972^[1]. From 1976 to 1984 Boyd played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Western Suburbs Magpies, then the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. In 1980, he successfully sued Mirror Newspapers Ltd for publishing an article that stated he was 'fat, slow and predictable'^[2].

In 1982, Boyd was part of the undefeated Kangaroo Touring side who became known as "The Invincibles". While playing for the New South Wales team in 1983 he broke the jaw of Daryl Brohman with his elbow^[3] and was later suspended for 12 months. In 1984 while playing for Manly, Boyd was again suspended, this time for a record-equalling 15 months for eye-gouging of Canterbury's Billy Johnstone.

Boyd played out the rest of his career in England with Warrington. He helped them to victory in 1986's Rugby League Premiership Final and won the Harry Sunderland Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. He played another three seasons with Warrington before retiring.

In 2000 Boyd was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league. Further honours came in September 2004 when he was named at lock in the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Les Boyd at stateoforigin.com.au
• Les Boyd at yesterdayshero.com.au
• Les Boyd at eraofthebiff.com
• Les Boyd at nrlstats.com
• Les Boyd stats at rugbyleagueproject.com

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