He represented the Wallabies in 4 tests in 1961 and the Australia national rugby league team in 13 matches on the 1963 Kangaroo tour.
A champion schoolboy athlete Lisle broke into first grade in 1959 with the Sydney suburban club, Drummoyne DRFC[2] (the "Dirty Reds").
In 1961 he made his national rugby union debut as a Wallaby playing three test matches against Fiji.
Three weeks later with still only one club appearance under his belt Lisle made his international rugby league debut in the third test in Sydney against the visiting Great Britain.
This stands as the fastest rise to international representative status in Australian rugby league history.