Ray Carroll (rugby union) explained

Ray Carroll
Full Name:Raymond Carroll
Birth Date:9 February 1926
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
School:Castleknock College
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1947–50
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Blackrock May Win For 41st Time . . 22 March 1950.
  2. News: Dublin Letter . Waterford Standard . 1 February 1947.
  3. Web site: Ray Carroll, class '44 . KnockUnion.ie . en . 6 January 2015.