Sydney Russell Carleton (22 February 1904 – 23 October 1973) was a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player. A utility back, Carleton represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1928 and 1929. In his 21 matches for the All Blacks, including six internationals, he scored two tries.

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