Sydney Carleton

Sydney Carleton

Birth name	Sydney Russell Carleton
Date of birth	(1904-02-22)22 February 1904
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death	23 October 1973(1973-10-23) (aged 69)
Place of death	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
School	Christchurch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–30 Template:Rut Canterbury 34 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1928–29 New Zealand 6 (0)

Sydney Russell Carleton (22 February 1904 – 23 October 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility back, Carleton represented Template:Rut Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1928 and 1929. In his 21 matches for the All Blacks, including six internationals, he scored two tries. He died on 23 October 1973 of blunt force trauma.