Les George

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Victor Leslie George (5 June 1908 - 10 August 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was born in Winton, New Zealand.

Les or 'Tussock' as he was known, played 3 tests for the All Blacks as a prop on the 1938 tour of Australia. He also played 66 matches for Southland.

The outbreak of world war 2 brought Les's playing days to an end. After the War Les was on the Southland union executive from 1949 to 1975, was the union president in 1956-57 and the representative selector-coach in 1956-64. He became a South Island selector in 1961 and from 1964-70 was on the All Black selection panel. He was on the New Zealand union council in 1966-72.

Les died on 10 August 1996 in Wanaka, New Zealand.