Aaron Carpenter (rugby union)

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Aaron Carpenter
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BornAaron Carpenter
(1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 43) [1]
Brantford, Ontario
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight109 kg (240 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / No.8 / Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Coventry 23 (35)
2010–2013 Plymouth Albion 61 (85)
2013–2016 Cornish Pirates 47 (85)
2016–2017 London Welsh 2 (5)
2017 Doncaster Knights
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–2017 Canada 80 (85)
Correct as of 22 November 2017
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2018- Toronto Arrows

Aaron Carpenter (born 9 January 1983) is a retired Canadian rugby union player who represented Canada at three Rugby World Cups (2007, 2011 and 2015). [2] [3] He became the Canadian international cap leader on June 17, 2017, with 77. [4] After retiring from play in January 2018, he began coaching the Toronto Arrows. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Team Canada Rugby Profiles". tsn.ca. TSN. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ↑ Smiley, Brian (28 August 2015). "Brantford's Aaron Carpenter to play in third Rugby World Cup". Brantford Expositor.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Carpenter earns record 77th cap in Canada's loss to Romania". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Former Canada rugby captain Aaron Carpenter retires after string of head injuries". The Toronto Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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