leger first played rugby union with the avondale college team from auckland, and he played for the new zealand national under-17 rugby union team, where he played alongside jonah lomu and taine randell. during his stay in the united states, he played baseball for three years. leger later returned to new zealand, to play softball and become a new zealand, then a samoan international. he also played rugby union with east coast and with counties manukau in the national provincial championship.