{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox rugby biography |name = Stan Pilecki |image = |image_size = |birth_name = Stanislaus Josef Pilecki |birth_date = 4 February 1947 |birth_place = Augustdorf, Germany |death_date = {{death date and age|2017|12|20|1947|2|4|df=y}} |school = Marist College Rosalie |ru_position = Prop |amatyears1 = 1964–1988 |amatteam1 = Wests, Brisbane |superyears1 = 1975–1985 |super1 = Queensland |superapps1 = 122 |superpoints1 = 41t |repyears1 = 1978–1984 |repteam1 = Australia |repcaps1 = 18 |reppoints1 = 0 }} '''Stanislaw Pilecki''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (4 February 1947 – 20 December 2017) was an Australian rugby union player. He was born in a refugee camp in Augustdorf, Germany{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}, with his family emigrating to Australia in 1950. He was also an Old Boy of Marist College Rosalie in Brisbane.
Pilecki was the first player to play 100 matches for Queensland Reds, playing 122 matches in total. Pilecki also played 18 tests, and was the first player of Polish descent to play for Australia.
The Pilecki Medal is an award given to the Queensland Reds player of the year each season.
==References== *[http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/18103/Vale-Stan-Pilecki.aspx Stan Pilecki at Reds Rugby] *[https://archive.today/20120224230033/http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/nbc/australia/news/2095080.htm AFP interview with Stan Pilecki published on rugby365.com]
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