Stan Pilecki

Stanislaw Pilecki OAM (4 February 1947 – 20 December 2017) was an Australian rugby union player. He was born in a refugee camp in Augustdorf, Germany^{[citation needed]}, with his family emigrating to Australia in 1950. He was also an Old Boy of Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane.

Stan Pilecki

Birth name	Stanislaus Josef Pilecki
Date of birth	4 February 1947
Place of birth	Augustdorf, Germany
Date of death	20 December 2017(2017-12-20) (aged 70)
School	Marist College Rosalie
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–1988 Wests, Brisbane () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1975–1985 Queensland 122 (41t) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1978–1984 Australia 18 (0)

Pilecki was the first player to play 100 matches for Queensland Reds, playing 122 matches in total. Pilecki also played 18 tests, and was the first player of Polish descent to play for Australia.

The Pilecki Medal is an award given to the Queensland Reds player of the year each season.

References

• Stan Pilecki at Reds Rugby
• AFP interview with Stan Pilecki published on rugby365.com