Jules Le Lievre

Jules Mathew Le Lievre (17 August 1933 – 17 January 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Jules Le Lievre
Le Lievre c. 1960
Birth nameJules Mathew Le Lievre
Date of birth(1933-08-17)17 August 1933
Place of birthAkaroa, New Zealand
Date of death17 January 2016(2016-01-17) (aged 82)
Place of deathChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SchoolSt Bede's College
Notable relative(s)Aled de Malmanche (3rd cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954–65 Canterbury 107 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–64 New Zealand 1 (0)

A prop, Le Lievre represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1962 to 1964. He played 25 matches for the All Blacks but only appeared in one international.[1] He died in Christchurch on 17 January 2016, aged 82.[2]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Jules Le Lievre". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. "New Zealand Rugby mourns the passing of Jules Le Lievre". allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.


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