Les Kiss

Les Kiss
Date of birth (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60)
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Rugby union career
Coaching career
Years Team
2001–2002 South Africa (Defence coach)
2002
2003 Australia U21 (Assistant coach)
2002–2008 Waratahs (Assistant coach)
2003–2007 Australia A (Assistant coach)
2009–2015 Ireland (Assistant coach)
2015–2018 Ulster (Director of Rugby)
2018–2023 London Irish
2024 Queensland Reds
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–1986 Fortitude Valley
1986–1993 North Sydney Bears 100 29 38 0 192
Total 100 29 38 0 192
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–1990 Queensland[1] 4 3 0 0 12
1986 Australia 4 2 0 0 8
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1999 London Broncos 30 13 2 15 43
2001 Northern Eagles (assistant) 26 11 1 14 42
Total 56 24 3 29 43
Source: [2]
As of 9 March 2018

Les Kiss (born 9 December 1964) is an Australian professional rugby union coach who is the current head coach of Super Rugby Pacific side the Queensland Reds. Prior to this he was head coach of London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership until the club went into administration in June 2023.

Kiss has previously been assistant head coach of Ireland and the Director of Rugby at Ulster.

He is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the Brisbane Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League and a former professional rugby league coach who was the head coach at the London Broncos in the Super League.

  1. ^ Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980–2002. University of Queensland Press. p. 328. ISBN 0-7022-3383-8.
  2. ^ RLP

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