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Born in [[Seaton, Cumbria|Seaton, Cumberland]], McCarten played for English clubs Workington Zebras, [[London Irish]], and Oldham. He also played for RAF Changi during national service in Singapore. Qualifying through ancestry, McCarten made three [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] appearance as a winger in the [[1961 Five Nations]], winning in his debut match against England at Lansdowne Road.<ref>{{cite news |title=National rugby Union community will miss Seaton’s Ron McCarten |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19079461.rugby-union-world-pays-tribute-workington-sporting-icon-ron-mccarten/ |work=[[News and Star]] |date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
Born in [[Seaton, Cumbria|Seaton, Cumberland]], McCarten played for English clubs Workington Zebras, [[London Irish]], and Oldham. He also played for RAF Changi during national service in Singapore. Qualifying through ancestry, McCarten made three [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] appearance as a winger in the [[1961 Five Nations]], winning in his debut match against England at Lansdowne Road.<ref>{{cite news |title=National rugby Union community will miss Seaton’s Ron McCarten |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19079461.rugby-union-world-pays-tribute-workington-sporting-icon-ron-mccarten/ |work=[[News and Star]] |date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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McCarten spent his post rugby years in Ireland, teaching at [[Castleknock College]] from 1969 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronald (Ron) McCarten |url=https://www.knockunion.ie/obituary/ronald-ron-mccarten-13591 |website=KnockUnion.ie |language=en |date=3 February 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2021, McCarten died after contracting [[COVID-19]] in a nursing home.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bugby |first1=Tony |title=Oldham RUFC icon Ron McCarten dies aged 84 |url=https://saddind.co.uk/oldham-rufc-icon-ron-mccarten-dies-aged-84/ |work=Saddleworth Independent |date=1 February 2021}}</ref> |
In 2021, McCarten died after contracting [[COVID-19]] in a nursing home.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bugby |first1=Tony |title=Oldham RUFC icon Ron McCarten dies aged 84 |url=https://saddind.co.uk/oldham-rufc-icon-ron-mccarten-dies-aged-84/ |work=Saddleworth Independent |date=1 February 2021}}</ref> |
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Date of birth | 6 August 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seaton, Cumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 January 2021 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald James McCarten (6 August 1935 — 29 January 2021) was an English-born Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Seaton, Cumberland, McCarten played for English clubs Workington Zebras, London Irish, and Oldham. He also played for RAF Changi during national service in Singapore. Qualifying through ancestry, McCarten made three Ireland appearance as a winger in the 1961 Five Nations, winning in his debut match against England at Lansdowne Road.[1]
McCarten spent his post rugby years in Ireland, teaching at Castleknock College from 1969 to 2002.[2]
In 2021, McCarten died after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "National rugby Union community will miss Seaton's Ron McCarten". News and Star. 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Ronald (Ron) McCarten". KnockUnion.ie. 3 February 2021.
- ^ Bugby, Tony (1 February 2021). "Oldham RUFC icon Ron McCarten dies aged 84". Saddleworth Independent.