John Carroll (rugby union)

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

John Carroll
BornJohn Hugh Carroll
20 March 1934
Sydney, Australia
Died30 March 1998(1998-03-30) (aged 64)
Sydney
SchoolNewington College
OccupationStock broker/copra plantation manager
Rugby union career
Position Second Row
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1958–1959 Australia 8

Early life

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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

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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

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

References

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  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