About Leslie Currie
Lived 1921 – 1983 (aged 61). Leslie Currie was a rugby union player, military personnel and engineer.
Leslie Robert Currie (25 November 1921 — 7 August 1983) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Currie, the son of a Dunfermline solicitor, attended Dunfermline High School and University of Edinburgh. He served in Italy and Greece with the Royal Engineers in World War II.
A second-row forward, Currie gained eight Scotland caps between 1947 and 1949. His regular club was Dunfermline RFC and he also played varsity rugby during his tertiary studies in Edinburgh.
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Who was Leslie Currie?
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Leslie Currie was born on 25 November 1921.
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Leslie Currie died on 7 August 1983.
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Leslie Currie was a rugby union player, military personnel and engineer.
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