Les Kiss
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Les Kiss | |
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| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1986 - 1993 | North Sydney Bears | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Les Kiss was a professional Australian Rugby League player in the New South Wales Rugby League. After his playing career he became a Rugby League coach, and is now a current Rugby Union coach.
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[edit] Playing Career
Kiss played 100 first grade games for the North Sydney Bears between 1986 and 1993. A handy goalkicker, he had an injury-restricted career, and retired in 1993.
[edit] State of Origin and National team honours
Kiss was originally from Queensland, and first represented his state in his debut Sydney season. In the same season he was picked for the second test against New Zealand. Selected for the 1986 Kangaroos tour, Kiss played further test against both Papua New Guinea and Great Britain.
[edit] Coaching Career
He is currently an assistant coach with the New South Wales Waratahs [1]. Kiss has previously worked as a Union defence coach in South Africa[2], an as a League coach with Super League club London Broncos as assistant and as joint head coach with former Norths team mate Tony Rea.
[edit] References
- ^ Waratahs Management - NSW Rugby. NSW Rugby. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Clients - Les Kiss. The Fordam Company. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
[edit] External Links
| Harlequins Rugby League Club |
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| Harlequins RL |
| History • Records • Stadium • Players • Honours |
| Seasons |
| 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Stadiums |
| The Valley (1996-97) • The Stoop (1998-99) • The Valley (2000-01) • Griffin Park (2002-2004) • The Stoop (2005-) |
| Captains |
| Mark McLinden (2005) • Rob Purdham (2006-) |
| Coaches |
| Tony Currie (1996-1998) • Dan Stains (1999) • Tony Rea / Les Kiss (1999) John Monie (2000) • Tony Rea (2000-2006) • Brian McDermott (2006-present) |
