Ray Carroll (rugby union)
| Full name | Raymond Carroll | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 2015 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Carroll (9 February 1926 — 6 January 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Carroll learned his rugby at Castleknock College, which he captained to a Leinster Schools Senior Cup title in 1944.[1] He later captained Lansdowne made his debut for Ireland in the 1947 Five Nations as a scrum-half against France in Dublin, before gaining two further in 1950.[2]
Carroll served as president of the Castleknock College Union and was vice chairman of their Board of Governors.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Blackrock May Win For 41st Time". Irish Independent. 22 March 1950.
- ^ "Dublin Letter". Waterford Standard. 1 February 1947.
- ^ "Ray Carroll, class '44". KnockUnion.ie. 6 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Ray Carroll at ESPNscrum