Len Diett

Leonard John "Len" Diett (1939-2018) was a cross code player who represented Australia in Rugby Union and also played rugby league for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition.

Len Diett

Personal information
Full name	Leonard John Diett
Born	27 August 1939 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 January 2018(2018-01-13) (aged 78)
Playing information
Rugby union
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1959 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–66 North Sydney 46 7 0 0 21 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1964 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Early life

Diett was born in Sydney and grew up in the Northern Beaches of the city. He played his junior rugby union with Manly-Warringah. Diett became captain of his local club at the age of 19.

Playing career

Rugby Union

In 1959, Diett was selected to play for Australia rugby union side and became the second youngest person to achieve this honour.

Rugby League

In 1962, Diett decided to switch codes and joined NSWRL team North Sydney. In 1964, Diett was selected to play for New South Wales and featured in one game. In 1965, North Sydney had one of their best seasons in a number of years finishing second on the table. In the finals series, Diett featured in both games against South Sydney and St George which both ended in defeat. Diett played one more season with Norths before retiring at the end of 1966. He died at Ballina on the New South Wales north coast on 13 January 2018.^[2][3]

References

1. "Len Diett - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 August 1939. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. "Vale: NRL in Memoriam 2018, deaths of rugby league luminaries". NRL. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
3. Little, Steve (16 January 2018). "Vale - North Sydney Centre & Union International Len Diett". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 19 May 2022.