Les Brennan

Les Brennan, 95, died on June 25, 2026. Les Brennan was known publicly as an Australian rugby league player (South Sydney Rabbitohs). Leslie Albert Brennan (18 April 1931–25 June 2026) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. Brennan held the record for the highest strike rate (tries per game) in Australian first grade rugby league history (minimum 20 games), scoring 32 tries in 24 games (1.33 per game). He also held the record for the 5th most number of tries scored in a season, scoring 29 tries in 19 matches in the 1954 season. This was, at the time of his death, the record for a debut season. Brennan however was not the highest try scorer for the 1954 season, finishing second to Ray Preston of Newtown who scored 34. Public biographical listings identify Brennan as an Australian rugby league player (South Sydney Rabbitohs). This public record remains centered on Brennan's work as an Australian rugby league player (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and the documented milestones of that career.