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{{short description|Australia international rugby union player (1934-1998)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''John Hugh Carroll''' (20 March 1934 |
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{{Infobox rugby biography |
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| name = John Carroll |
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| birth_name = John Hugh Carroll |
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| birth_date = 20 March 1934 |
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| birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|3|30|1934|3|20|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = Sydney |
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| ru_position = [[Rugby union positions#4. & 5. Lock|Second Row]] |
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| repyears1 = 1958–1959 |
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| repcaps1 = 8 |
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| occupation = Stock broker/copra plantation manager |
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| school = [[Newington College]] |
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| ⚫ | '''John Hugh Carroll''' (20 March 1934 – 30 March 1998)<ref>[http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfilePage.aspx?pid=442 Wallabies Profile Page] Retrieved 24 June 2015.</ref> was an Australian [[Rugby Union]] player who represented the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] eight times.<ref name="Carroll">Australian Rugby – The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 97: Carroll, John Hugh (1934–1998)</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Carroll was born in [[Sydney]] and attended [[Newington College]] ( |
Carroll was born in [[Sydney]] and attended [[Newington College]] (1946–1949).<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp30</ref> He played in the juniors at Mosman before joining the [[Northern Suburbs Rugby Club|Norths]] in the second row.<ref name="Carroll"/> |
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==Representative career== |
==Representative career== |
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At the age of twenty four Carroll played in his first [[test match (rugby union)|test match]] in |
At the age of twenty four Carroll played in his first [[test match (rugby union)|test match]] in New Zealand against the [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team]]. He retired from representative rugby due to a knee injury.<ref name="Carroll"/> |
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==Business life== |
==Business life== |
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Carroll |
Carroll operated a [[copra]] [[plantation]] in Papua New Guinea during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name="Carroll"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1934 births]] |
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[[Category:Australian rugby union |
[[Category:Australian rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Australia international rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union players from Sydney]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union locks]] |
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[[Category:New South Wales rugby union team players]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 30 December 2024
| Birth name | John Hugh Carroll | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 March 1998 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Stock broker/copra plantation manager | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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John Hugh Carroll (20 March 1934 – 30 March 1998)[1] was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented the Wallabies eight times.[2]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Carroll operated a copra plantation in Papua New Guinea during the 1960s and 1970s.[2]