Ron McCarten

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Ron McCarten
Full nameRonald James McCarten
Date of birth(1935-08-06)6 August 1935
Place of birth Seaton, Cumberland, England
Date of death29 January 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 85)
Place of death Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1961 Ireland 3 (0)

Ronald James McCarten (6 August 1935 — 29 January 2021) was an English-born Irish international rugby union player.

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Born in Seaton, Cumberland, McCarten played for English clubs Workington Zebras, London Irish, and Oldham. He also played for RAF Changi during national service in Singapore. Qualifying through ancestry, McCarten made three Ireland appearance as a winger in the 1961 Five Nations, winning in his debut match against England at Lansdowne Road. [1]

McCarten spent his post rugby years in Ireland, teaching at Castleknock College from 1969 to 2002. [2]

In 2021, McCarten died after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home. [3]

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References

  1. "National rugby Union community will miss Seaton's Ron McCarten". News and Star . 12 February 2021.
  2. "Ronald (Ron) McCarten". KnockUnion.ie. 3 February 2021.
  3. Bugby, Tony (1 February 2021). "Oldham RUFC icon Ron McCarten dies aged 84". Saddleworth Independent.