John Carroll (rugby union)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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]