John Carroll (rugby union)

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John Carroll
Birth nameJohn Hugh Carroll
Date of birth20 March 1934
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Date of death30 March 1998(1998-03-30) (aged 64)
Place of deathSydney
School Newington College
Occupation(s)Stock broker/copra plantation manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second Row
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1958–1959 Australia 8

John Hugh Carroll (20 March 1934 – 30 March 1998) [1] was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented the Wallabies eight times. [2]

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Early life

Carroll was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1946–1949). [3] He played in the juniors at Mosman before joining the Norths in the second row. [2]

Representative career

At the age of twenty four Carroll played in his first test match in New Zealand against the New Zealand Māori rugby union team. He retired from representative rugby due to a knee injury. [2]

Business life

Carroll operated a copra plantation in Papua New Guinea during the 1960s and 1970s. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Wallabies Profile Page Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 97: Carroll, John Hugh (1934–1998)
  3. ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp30
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