Andrew Roy Leslie (born 10 November 1944) is a former

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rugby union player. A number eight, he represented

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domestically and captained the

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at international level. He was captain during the controversial

1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa In 1976 the All Blacks toured South Africa, with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon. Twenty-five African nations, Afghanistan, Burma, Guyana, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Syria protested against this by boyco ...

. On 26 April 2007 he was elected as the president of the

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. In the

2001 Queen's Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 2001 was announced on 16 June 2001 for the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), New Zealand (4 June), Australia (11 June), Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sa ...

, Leslie was appointed a

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, for services to rugby. He was promoted to

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, for services to sport and the community, in the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours.

All Black statistics

*Tests: 10 (10 as Captain) *Games: 24 (23 as Captain) *Total Matches: 34 (33 as Captain) *Test Points: 4pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) *Game Points: 24pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) *Total Points: 28pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

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* 1944 births Living people New Zealand international rugby union players Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union number eights Wellington rugby union players Rugby union players from Lower Hutt New Zealand justices of the peace 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub