Eric Carson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.
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| Full name | Eric Morris Carson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
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.[citation needed]
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]
References edit
- ^ "Eric Carson: Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ "Carson, Erik Morris - 1968, 1970". New Zealand League. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Team of the Century - Week 2 Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wellington Rugby League