Aaron Carpenter (rugby union)
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Birth name | Aaron Carpenter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 9 January 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brantford, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Carpenter (born 9 January 1983) is a retired Canadian rugby union player.
Carpenter has represented Canada at three Rugby World Cups, in 2007, 2011 and 2015.[2][3] Carpenter became the international cap leader for Canada on June 17, 2017 with a record 77 caps.[4] After announcing his retirement from rugby in January 2018 he took up a role coaching with the Toronto Arrows.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Team Canada Rugby Profiles". tsn.ca. TSN. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ Smiley, Brian (28 August 2015). "Brantford's Aaron Carpenter to play in third Rugby World Cup". Brantford Expositor.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Carpenter earns record 77th cap in Canada's loss to Romania". cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Former Canada rugby captain Aaron Carpenter retires after string of head injuries". The Toronto Star. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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- Canadian rugby union coaches
- Canadian rugby union players
- McMaster University alumni
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- Sportspeople from Brantford
- Canada international rugby union players
- Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players
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