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Charlie Lees

Personal information
Full name	Charles Lees
Born	24 September 1887 Woollahra, New South Wales
Died	26 June 1976(1976-06-26) (aged 88) Rose Bay, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–21 Eastern Suburbs 152 14 2 0 101 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1913 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1914 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
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Charlie Lees (1887-1976) was a rugby league player in the Australian competition - the NSWRFL.

Playing career

Lees played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1911 to 1921). A forward, Lees was a member of Eastern Suburbs' first premiership winning sides in 1911 (in which he scored his side's only try), 1912 and 1913, and won City Cups with the club in 1914, 1915 and 1916.

A solid defensive player, Lees was one of the earliest members to play 100 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club, playing 152 in total. Lees was Eastern Suburbs' sole try scorer in the match that brought the club its first premiership.

Lees was chosen to play for NSW in 1913. He was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1931.

References

• The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
• E. E. Christensen's yearbook