Lenny Beckett

Lenny Beckett
Personal information
Full nameLenny Beckett
Born (1980-05-13) 13 May 1980 (age 44)
Camperdown, New South Wales
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–00 Newcastle Knights 27 13 0 0 52
2001–02 Northern Eagles 32 7 0 0 28
Total 59 20 0 0 80
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–05 Brumbies 10 0 0 0 0
As of 15 Jul 2021
EducationWestfields Sports High School
RelativesRobbie Beckett (brother)

Lenny Beckett is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer. He is a member of the Brumbies organisation, noted for his strong defensive game. After making his first two appearances for the Brumbies off the bench in the 2003 semi-final against the Blues at Eden Park, and as a replacement in the 2004 championship winning side Lenny Beckett firstly established himself in the match-day 22 and then the starting XV in 2005.

While attending Westfields Sports High, Beckett played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 1997 and 1998.[1]

Lenny has put in a series of solid performances that have seen him start the last 7 matches. Prior to his breakthrough season in 2005, Lenny had been a performer for the Brumby Runners and his club Sydney University. Before joining the Brumbies, Lenny played rugby league in the NRL for the Northern Eagles and Newcastle Knights and is a former Australian Schoolboys rugby league team representative.

Player information

  • Ht: 1.77m
  • Wt: 88 kg
  • DOB: 13 May 1980
  • Position: Wing/Centre
  • Club: Sydney University
  • Brumbies (ACT) caps: 10 Points: 0
  • Brumbies debut: 2003 v Blues, Auckland
  • S12 Caps: 9 Points: 0
  • S12 debut: 2003 v Blues, Auckland

References

  1. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.


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