Ron McCarten

Ronald James McCarten (6 August 1935 – 29 January 2021) was an English-born Irish international rugby union player.

Ron McCarten

Full name	Ronald James McCarten
Date of birth	(1935-08-06)6 August 1935
Place of birth	Seaton, Cumberland, England
Date of death	29 January 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 85)
Place of death	Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1961 Ireland 3 (0)

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

• List of Ireland national rugby union players