Len Eriksen

Len Eriksen is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.

Len Eriksen

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Alfred Eriksen[1]
Born	30 May 1925 Auckland Region, New Zealand
Died	13 July 2000(2000-07-13) (aged 75)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Ponsonby Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Auckland 1954 New Zealand 3 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Playing career

A Ponsonby player in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Eriksen was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 5-4 at Carlaw Park. He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954 and played in three test matches that year, including at the 1954 World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

In 1958 he was part of the Ponsonby side that won the first ever Auckland grand final, defeating Otahuhu 16-7.^[3]