Ray Carlson

Ray Carlson
Birth name	Raymond Allen Carlson
Date of birth	2 October 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth	East London, Eastern Cape
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
School	Selborne College, East London
University	Rhodes University; Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1968–1969	Eastern Province
1970	Border
1972	Western Province
1975–1976	Natal
	North Eastern Cape
National team(s)
Years	Team
1972	South Africa

Raymond Allen Carlson (born 2 October 1948) is a former South African rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career[]

Carlson grew up in East London, the son of Ken Carlson, who refereed the Durban test between the Springboks and Lions in 1962. After school he played provincial rugby for Eastern Province, Border, Western Province, Natal and North Eastern Cape. In 1972 Carlson toured with the Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina.^[2]

Carlson played only one test for the Springboks, the first test against the 1972 touring England team at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.^[3]

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Points	Dates	Venue
1.	England	9–18	Fullback		3 June 1972	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

^ "Ray Carlson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
^ Craven, Daniel Hartman (1980). Die groot rugbygesin van die Maties. Kaapstad: G. & S. pp. 228–229. ISBN 0620048794. OCLC 86067195.
^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 84. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.