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Les Cubitt

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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

Full Name
Leslie Clyde Cubitt
Nickname(s)
Boxhead
Born
Monday, 31st October, 1892
Died
Sunday, 10th November, 1968 (Aged 76 years and 10 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Charles Cubitt

Competitions Won

Test Series
1919 New Zealand vs Australia
Interstate Series
1911, 1915, 1919
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1913
City Cup
1914, 1915, 1916

Honours & Awards

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Biography

Brilliant centre/five-eighth, a Kangaroo Tour captain in 1921-22, commenced his grade career with Glebe. An agile speedster with great footwork, Cubitt played in the club's loss to Easts in the 1911 final but had to wait until the end of World War One to make his Test debut – ironically - after shifting to Easts. Cubitt played in the centres in all four Tests on the Australia’s initial tour of NZ in 1919, scoring 4 tries in Tests and 17 tries in the last three tour matches (two sixes and a five!) Selected as captain of the 1921-22 ‘Australasian’ Kangaroos (the squad contained two NZers) Cubitt concealed a serious knee injury which he aggravated in England. Not only did this injury restrict him to just four minor games on tour it also led to his eventual retirement. died in 1968, aged 75.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Missed the entire 1912 season after fracturing his leg in the Australasia v Metropolis match in the pre-season.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 - 5 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 13 - 13 18-18 3     - - 60 - - 1 12 1 - 92.31% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 12 - 12 24-24 -     - - 72 - - - 10 2 - 83.33% List
Test Series 1 4 - 4 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 3 4 - 4 6-6 -     - - 18 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 109 - 109 62-62 5     3 3 202 - - - 67 38 4 61.47% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 --- -     1 1 2 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
City Cup 3 15 - 15 9-9 3 / 5 60.00% - - 33 - - - 12 3 - 80.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  152 - 152 119-119 11     3 3 385 - - 1 104 44 4 68.42% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1919, 1921   5 - 5 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1911, 1913-15, 1919   17 - 17 24-24 3     - - 78 - - 1 16 1 - 94.12% List
Metropolis 1912-14   3 - 3 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
GlebeGlebe 19111911 NSWRFL   16 - 169-9 4     1 1 37 - - - 11 5 - 68.75% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19131913 NSWRFL   11 - 112-2 -     1 1 8 - - - 10 1 - 90.91% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19141914 NSWRFL   12 - 123-3 -     1 1 11 - - - 8 4 - 66.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19151915 NSWRFL   14 - 148-8 -     - - 24 - - - 6 8 - 42.86% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19161916 NSWRFL   12 - 1210-10 -     - - 30 - - - 6 4 2 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19171917 NSWRFL   12 - 125-5 -     - - 15 - - - 5 7 - 41.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19181918 NSWRFL   11 - 117-7 1     - - 23 - - - 5 6 - 45.45% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19191919 NSWRFL   8 - 811-11 -     - - 33 - - - 6 1 1 75.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19201920 NSWRFL   6 - 63-3 -     - - 9 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19211921 NSWRFL   5 - 54-4 -     - - 12 - - - 4 - 1 80.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19221922 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Glebe 1911   16 - 16 9-9 4     1 1 37 - - - 11 5 - 68.75% List
Eastern Suburbs 1913-22   93 - 93 53-53 1     2 2 165 - - - 56 33 4 60.22% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Darth Orion, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates

Sources: Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust , RFL Player Registers, Saints Heritage Society , Warrington Rugby Heritage , News Reports