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Leslie Robert Currie (25 November 1921 — 7 August 1983) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Leslie Robert Currie | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 November 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 August 1983 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.[3]
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