James Carson (rugby union)
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| Full name | John James Carson[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1870[1][1] | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand [1] | ||
| Date of death | c. 1903[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sydney | ||
| Occupation(s) | Fireman | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | prop[1] | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Pirates (Sydney) | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1893-99 | New South Wales | 22 | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1899[1] | Australia | 1[1] | (0)[1] |
John James Carson (9 March 1870 - c. 1903) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Biography
Carson, a prop, was born in Grahamstown, New Zealand and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. His sole game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side. Zavos describes Carson as a "formidable front-rower" and quotes a contemporary commentator "the best all-round forward in Australia....in the pack, in the loose and on the lineout, he is equally good." [2] Zavos cites the highest praises as being an acknowledgement by "New Zealanders" that he was as good as any forward in that country. [3]
Carson died from tuberculosis in 1903.
Carson appeared in the inaugural Australian rugby union team, 1899
Sources
- Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ
References
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