Eric Carson Explained

Eric Carson
Fullname:Eric Morris Carson
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Glenora Bears
Club2:St. George (WRL)
Year2start:1971
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1962
Yearaend:19??
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1968
Yearbend:70
Appearancesb:4
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Source:[1]
New:yes

Eric Carson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.

Playing career

Carson played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He represented Auckland and was part of the sides that lost to France in 1964 and defeated Australia in 1969.[2] He won the Rothville Trophy in 1969 as the Auckland Rugby League's Player of the Year.

In 1968 he was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad for the 1968 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. He again played for New Zealand in 1970 during the tour of Great Britain.[3]

In 1971 Carson moved to Wellington, joining St. George and captaining the club in the Wellington Rugby League competition.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 May 2014 . Eric Carson: Career Stats & Summary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728041710if_/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Eric-Carson/summary.html . 28 July 2014 . 1 October 2023 . Rugby League Project.
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .
  3. Web site: Carson, Erik Morris - 1968, 1970 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423113841if_/https://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=463 . 23 April 2012 . 1 September 2023 . New Zealand League.
  4. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4979-0-0-0&sID=250539 Team of the Century - Week 2