Ralph Caulton Explained

Ralph Caulton
Birth Name:Ralph Walter Caulton
Birth Date:10 January 1937
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Death Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Ru Position:Wing
Height:1.810NaN0
Weight:77kg (170lb)
Repyears1:1959–1964
Repcaps1:16
Reppoints1:24
Ru Province1:Wellington
Ru Provinceyears1:1957–1965
School:Wellington College

Ralph Walter Caulton (10 January 1937 – 9 June 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Caulton played for the Poneke club and represented Wellington at a provincial level.[1]

Caulton was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1959 to 1964. He played 50 matches for the All Blacks including 16 internationals. He scored two tries in each of his first two test matches against the 1959 British Lions and scored eight tries in total in his 16 test matches.[2]

Later, Caulton was a Marlborough selector in the 1970s, including the period they held the Ranfurly Shield after winning it from Canterbury.[3] He served on the committees of both the Wellington and New Zealand Rugby Unions, and in 1985 was coach of the national under-17 rugby team.[4] Caulton died in Nelson on 9 June 2024, at the age of 87.[3] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ralph Walter Caulton . New Zealand Rugby History . Kerry . Geertson . 14 June 2024.
  2. News: Ex-All Black Ralph Caulton has died, aged 87 . 12 June 2024 . . 12 June 2024.
  3. News: Former All Black Ralph Caulton dies, aged 87 . 11 June 2024 . . 11 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Ralph Caulton . Luxford . Bob . New Zealand Rugby Union . 22 August 2015.
  5. News: Ralph Caulton obituary . 13 June 2024 . . 13 June 2024.