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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 203 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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Southern DivisionSOD - 1 - 1 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 13 - 13 9-9 - - - - 27 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales Country FirstsNTF - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Interstate Series 1 3 - 3 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 76 2 78 44-44 - - - - 132 - - - 52 23 3 66.67% List
NRL Finals - 4 - 4 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Preseason Cup - 17 1 18 7-7 - - - - 21 - - - 9 7 2 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  115 3 118 66-66 - - - - 198 - - - 76 36 6 64.41% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1967   2 - 2 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Southern Division 1966   1 - 1 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1966   4 - 4 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1967   3 - 3 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
NSW City Firsts 1967   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ManlyManly 19671967 NSWRFL   19 - 1916-16 - - - - 48 - - - 12 5 2 63.16% List
ManlyManly 19681968 NSWRFL   22 - 2214-14 - - - - 42 - - - 15 6 1 68.18% List
ManlyManly 19691969 NSWRFL   22 - 227-7 - - - - 21 - - - 13 9 - 59.09% List
ManlyManly 19701970 NSWRFL   12 1 134-4 - - - - 12 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
ManlyManly 19721972 NSWRFL   1 1 23-3 - - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Manly 1967-70, 1972   76 2 78 44-44 - - - - 132 - - - 52 23 3 66.67% 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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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Whiticker, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner