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Murray Wenzel

'Skinny winger' returns to give Reds Kiss of life

Former rugby league international winger Les Kiss has become the Queensland Reds' latest coach. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Self-described "skinny rugby league winger" Les Kiss has been lured home in a coaching move that the Queensland Reds anticipate will have a halo effect on rugby in the country.

Kiss was confirmed on a three-year deal as Brad Thorn's replacement at Ballymore on Thursday, bringing with him a decades-long resume that began as a player in Brisbane club rugby league and ended when financial woes saw his London Irish booted from the English Premiership.

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