[5] He was part of the North and Midlands side that shared the Scottish Inter-District Championship (with Glasgow District) in 1974–75 season.
The Possibles raced into an early commanding lead, but player shifts saw the Scotland Probables side come back into the match.
One of those player shifts was putting Leslie into the Probables side in the second third, with the Glasgow Herald noting that he had an excellent game throughout.
Although the Probables eventually took a one-point lead in the match, the Possibles fought back at the end to win.
[4] In 1984, he was voted Rugby World's "Player of the Season",[2] the only ever Scottish winner, following his performances as an ever-present in the Grand Slam winning team of that year.
All back-row forwards have to be brave, but Leslie's courage defies reason and probability alike, he reckons any ball on the ground is his to win.