Leslie Ephraims

Leslie Ephraims (born 21 January 1927) was a Sri Lankan rugby union player and referee. He was affectionately called as Letcho by his teammates at the Havelock Sports Club during his playing career.

Personal life He married Daphne on 15 August 1953 and domiciled in Brisbane, Australia after their marriage. He had two brothers Conrad Ephraims and Desmond Ephraims.

He also pursued a crucial role by serving in as a manager at Aitken Spence Shipping in Colombo. He also served in as an Inspector of Police from 1949 to 1960. He was just one of three local native Sri Lankans along with Summa Navaratnam and Clair Roeloffsz to have been selected to play for the Ceylonese rugby team which was otherwise dubbed as an "all-white" Sri Lankan team.

He migrated to Australia with the intention of permanently settling there in 1965. Following his migration to Australia, he began working as a referee in Second Division matches in Melbourne. Leslie spent majority of his lifetime 40 years in Sri Lanka for over four decades and he was predominantly involved in various aspects of the sports.