Len Righton

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| birth_name = Leonard Stephen Righton

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|10|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|02|14|1898|10|12|df=yes}}

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| repyears1 = 1923–1925

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| ru_province1 = Auckland

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Leonard Stephen Righton (12 October 1898 – 14 February 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primarily a lock, Righton represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1923 and 1925. However, he missed selection for the 1924 "Invincibles" tour. He played nine matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=736 |title = Len Righton | last = Ponsonby District RFC | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | access-date = 12 October 2015}}

On 3 August 1927, Righton married Eileen Gladys O'Leary at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19271105.2.2.3 |title=Marriages |date=5 November 1927 |work=The New Zealand Herald |volume=64 |issue=19786 |page=1 |access-date=30 November 2022}} He died in Auckland on 14 February 1972.