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Les Hanigan

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 19th November, 1945
Current Age
80 years and 239 days

Competitions Won

Test Series
1967 Australia vs New Zealand
Interstate Series
1967
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1967
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1972

Biography

Dashing Wollongong winger played for Southern NSW against the visiting Great Britain team in 1966, beating Welsh sprint sensation Berwyn Jones to score a spectacular try. Hanigan signed with Manly in 1967 and was the premiership's leading try-scorer that year with 16 tries; he also scored a club record 5 tries in a match against Cronulla that year. After playing for NSW, he scored two tries in Australia's First Test win over NZ before touring with the 1967-68 Kangaroos. Hanigan played in 11 games on tour (no Tests), and was on the flank in Manly's grand final loss to Souths in 1968.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -2-23-3----9---2--100.00%List
Tour MatchesSouthern DivisionSOD-1-12-2----6---1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-13-139-9----27---103-76.92%List
Test Series 12-23-3----9---2--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNew South Wales Country FirstsNTF-3-31-1----3---21-66.67%List
Interstate Series 13-32-2----6---11133.33%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 12-21-1----3---11-50.00%List
NSW City vs Country 12-21-1----3---11-50.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 17627844-44----132---5223366.67%List
NRL Finals -4-41-1----3---22-50.00%List
Preseason Cup -171187-7----21---97250.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 115311866-66----198---7636664.41%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1967 2-23-3----9---2--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Southern Division1966 1-12-2----6---1--100.00%List
NSW Country Firsts1966 4-42-2----6---22-50.00%List
NSW Firsts1967 3-32-2----6---11133.33%List
NSW City Firsts1967 1-1-----------1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
ManlyManly19671967 NSWRFL 19-1916-16----48---125263.16%List
ManlyManly19681968 NSWRFL 22-2214-14----42---156168.18%List
ManlyManly19691969 NSWRFL 22-227-7----21---139-59.09%List
ManlyManly19701970 NSWRFL 121134-4----12---103-76.92%List
ManlyManly19721972 NSWRFL 1123-3----9---2--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Manly1967-70, 1972 7627844-44----132---5223366.67%List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    27 Aug 2022 9:16pm

    He scored 5 tries in one match against Cronulla-Southerland the first time they came to Brookvale

  • Dave T
    31 Aug 2025 1:18pm

    I watched Les score 5 tries in the North-West corner of Brookie in the first game that I saw live
    Les Hannigan Corner should be the name

  • Dave T
    31 Aug 2025 2:06pm

    I watched Les score 5 tries in the North-West corner of Brookie in the first game that I saw live
    Les Hannigan Corner should be the name

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