Leroy Carter (rugby union)

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Leroy Carter
Full nameLeroy Bert Carter
Date of birth (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
School Tauranga Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Current team Bay of Plenty
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Bay of Plenty 27 (60)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 4 (0)
2022– New Zealand 7s 107 (250)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Leroy Bert Carter (born 24 February 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a half-back for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team. [1]

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International career

He has signed for the Chiefs wider training squad in 2020. [2] [3] [4] Carter was named in the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6] He won a bronze medal at the event. [7] [8]

In 2024, he competed for New Zealand at the Paris Olympics. [9] [10]

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References

  1. "Leroy Carter". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Adam Thomson joins replacement players" (Press release). Chiefs. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. "Leroy Carter". ESPN. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Gallagher Chiefs welcome replacement players from Chiefs regions" (Press release). Chiefs. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)