Alun Carter
| Full name | Alun Jonathan Carter | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 December 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malpas, Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 2024 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||
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Alun Jonathan Carter (13 December 1964 – August 2024) was a Welsh rugby union analyst and international player.
Born in Malpas, Newport, Carter was an adoptee and lived as a young child in West Germany, where his father had a job teaching children of British Forces personnel. The family moved to Staffordshire on return to England, before settling in the Pontypool area when Carter was 14. He finished his education at West Monmouth School and Kelly College.[1]
Carter, a back row forward, played for Pontypool RFC during the 1980s, under the coaching of Ray Prosser.[2] He worked at the time as a policeman in Cwmbran and was capped for Wales B on a tour of Italy.[1]
Following a season with French club Millau-Stade Olympique, Carter was signed by Newport RFC in 1990 and soon after had impressed enough to get a Wales call up for the 1991 Five Nations Championship, to fill the position of flanker. He featured in the Test matches against England at Cardiff and Scotland at Murrayfield.[1]
Carter was Welsh Rugby Union's Head Analyst from 1998 to 2007. His stint included Wales' drought-breaking Six Nations grand slam triumph in 2005. He has also served as team manager of the Worcester Warriors.[3]
His death was announced on 4 August 2024. He was 59.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thomas, Simon (23 January 2021). "Alun Carter, the man who saw it all under Henry, Hansen, Ruddock and Jenkins". WalesOnline.
- ^ "Alun Carter helps plot Pooler revival". South Wales Argus. 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Alun Carter leaves Pontypool RFC". South Wales Argus. 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Wales flanker Carter dies aged 59". BBC News. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alun Carter at ESPNscrum
- 1964 births
- 2024 deaths
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
- Pontypool RFC players
- Newport RFC players
- Expatriate rugby league players in France
- People educated at West Monmouth School
- People educated at Kelly College
- Welsh expatriates in West Germany
- Welsh adoptees
- Welsh expatriate rugby union players
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in France